1983Final results
1983 election for Alabama Senate District 4
Alabama State Senate · Alabama
Steve Cooley (D) won with 46.9% of the vote, defeating Don Hale (R) by 7.1 points.
Steve CooleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.9%5,687
Don HaleRepublican
39.8%4,827
EdwardsIndependent
13.4%1,623
12,137 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