1983 general · June 21, 1983
1983 Alabama State Senate election results, district by district
Every Alabama State Senate district in the 1983 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 35 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 4 · 2 other
Races35
Changed party7
Unopposed49%17 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 28 · R 4 · Other 2 · Uncalled 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Bobby Denton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | Jim Smith (D) | 51.8 | |
| SD-3 | Gary Aldridge (D) | 49.7 | |
| SD-4 | Steve Cooley (D) | 7.1 | |
| SD-5 | Charles Bishop (D) | 52.0 | |
| SD-6 | Roger Bedford Jr. (D) | 56.9 | |
| SD-7 | Bill Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | No winner recorded | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | Hinton Mitchem (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Bill Drinkard (D) | 47.8 | |
| SD-11 | John A. Teague (D) | 76.5 | Flipped |
| SD-12 | Donald G. Holmes (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Gerald Dial (IND) | 5.7 | Flipped |
| SD-14 | Frank Ellis (D) | 25.7 | |
| SD-15 | John Amari (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | William J. Cabaniss (R) | 73.9 | Flipped |
| SD-17 | Mac Parsons (D) | 15.4 | Flipped |
| SD-18 | J. Richmond Pearson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Jim Bennett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Earl Hilliard (D) | 72.1 | |
| SD-21 | Ryan Degraffenried (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Frances Strong (D) | 5.3 | |
| SD-23 | Hank Sanders (D) | 41.6 | |
| SD-24 | Earl Goodwin (D) | 19.1 | |
| SD-25 | Larry Dixon (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-26 | Charles Langford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Ted D. Little (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Danny Corbett (D) | 12.2 | |
| SD-29 | Chip Bailey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Foy Covington Jr. (IND) | 0.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-31 | E. Crum Foshee (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Perry Hand (R) | 15.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-33 | Michael A. Figures (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Ann Bedsole (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Bill Menton (D) | Unopposed |
Alabama State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner