1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama House District 86
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Joe Carothers Jr. (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Neil Keisling (R) by 25.1 points.
Joe Carothers Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%1,015
Neil KeislingRepublican
37.5%608
1,623 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