1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama House District 79
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Pete Turnham (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating James Jarrell (Ind) by 44.7 points.
Pete TurnhamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.4%1,768
James JarrellIndependent
27.6%675
2,443 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