1983Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Alabama House District 73
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Perry O. Hooper (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Ham Wilson Jr. (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Perry O. HooperRepublican · winner
51.1%4,518
Ham Wilson Jr.Democrat · incumbent
48.9%4,328
8,846 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