1983Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Alabama House District 88
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
James G. Sasser (Ind) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating R. Nolan Williams (D) by 9.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James G. SasserIndependent · winner · incumbent
50.4%2,950
R. Nolan WilliamsDemocrat · incumbent
41.3%2,417
AverettRepublican
8.4%491
5,858 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