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1983Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 election for Alabama House District 48

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Greg Beers (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Jabo Waggoner (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Greg BeersRepublican · winner
50.8%2,515
Jabo WaggonerDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%2,435
4,950 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

EvenD+54.11982R+1.61983R+66.81994R+30.72018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET