1983Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Alabama Senate District 30
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Foy Covington Jr. (Ind) won with 44.5% of the vote, defeating Walking Mitchell (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Foy Covington Jr.Independent · winner · incumbent
44.5%6,670
Walking MitchellDemocrat · incumbent
44.0%6,598
GreenRepublican
11.5%1,730
James D. McLaughlinOther party
0.0%1
14,999 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
The candidates
Foy Covington Jr. (I)Walking Mitchell (D)
Green (R)
Also on the ballot: James D. McLaughlin (Other party), 0.0%