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1983Final results

1983 election for Alabama House District 72

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Curtis Smith (D) won with 83.0% of the vote, defeating Gray (R) by 66.0 points.

Curtis SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.0%3,592
GrayRepublican
17.0%736
4,328 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+68.51974D+17.71982D+66.01983D+52.51986D+47.21990D+36.71998

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