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1983Final results

1983 election for Alabama House District 84

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

James S. Clark (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Smith (Ind) by 37.0 points.

James S. ClarkDemocrat · winner
68.5%4,684
SmithIndependent
31.5%2,155
6,839 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+48.01990D+16.11998D+30.32010D+26.12014

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