1983Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1983 election for Alabama Senate District 16
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
William J. Cabaniss (R) won with 87.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Hood (D) by 73.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William J. CabanissRepublican · winner · incumbent
87.0%9,238
Robert HoodDemocrat
13.0%1,384
10,622 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