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1983Final results

1983 election for Alabama House District 97

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Mary S. Zoghby (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Powell (R) by 52.0 points.

Mary S. ZoghbyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.0%3,953
PowellRepublican
24.0%1,250
5,203 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

EvenR+2.31978D+57.21982D+52.01983D+31.02018

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