1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama Senate District 20
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Earl Hilliard (D) won with 86.1% of the vote, defeating Tate (R) by 72.1 points.
Earl HilliardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.1%7,261
TateRepublican
13.9%1,177
8,438 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