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1986Final results

1986 election for Alabama House District 44

Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama

Arthur Payne (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Stephen A. Mosely (R) by 0.8 points.

Arthur PayneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%6,439
49.6%6,332
12,771 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+33.61983D+0.81986R+48.01990R+35.52006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET