1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama Senate District 22
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Frances Strong (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating French (R) by 5.3 points.
Frances StrongDemocrat · winner
52.6%8,562
FrenchRepublican
47.4%7,702
16,265 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