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1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 election for Alabama House District 50

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Hugh Boles (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Wright (R) by 2.3 points.

Hugh BolesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%2,826
Jim WrightRepublican · incumbent
48.8%2,697
5,523 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+2.31983R+4.01986R+3.31990R+59.41994R+45.72002R+38.62026

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