1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama House District 87
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Nathan Mathis (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Whitestone (R) by 55.3 points.
Nathan MathisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%2,960
Bill WhitestoneRepublican
22.3%851
3,811 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