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1982 Alabama U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1982 Alabama U.S. House District 6 Election?

Ben Erdreich won the 1982 Alabama U.S. House District 6 Election. Ben Erdreich received 88,029 popular votes (53.23%). The main challenger was Albert Lee Smith (46.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Erdreich and Smith

Erdreich +6.8 pts · won by 11,303 votes
Ben ErdreichDemocraticWINNER53.23%
88,029 votes
Albert Lee SmithRepublican46.39%
76,726 votes
Charles Chuck EwingLibertarian0.38%
632 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.