1986Final results
1986 election for Alabama House District 53
Alabama House of Representatives · Alabama
Demetrius C. Newton (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Tobert Thomason (R) by 59.7 points.
Demetrius C. NewtonDemocrat · winner
79.8%8,733
Tobert ThomasonRepublican
20.2%2,206
10,939 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET