1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama Senate District 23
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Hank Sanders (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Peel (R) by 41.6 points.
Hank SandersDemocrat · winner
70.8%20,031
PeelRepublican
29.2%8,257
Tom RinehartOther party
0.0%1
28,289 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