1983Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Alabama House District 46
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Spencer Bachus (R) won with 83.0% of the vote, defeating Bryant Melton (D) by 66.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Spencer BachusRepublican · winner
83.0%4,129
Bryant MeltonDemocrat · incumbent
17.0%847
4,976 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET