1983Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1983 election for Alabama House District 49
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Jack Pratt (D) won with 39.6% of the vote, defeating Tony Petelos (R) by 6.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jack PrattDemocrat · winner
39.6%2,296
Tony PetelosRepublican
32.6%1,893
Archie PhillipsIndependent
19.1%1,108
GambleIndependent
8.8%508
5,805 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