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The 1983 Birmingham municpal election included races for Mayor of Birmingham and Birmingham City Council, then elected at-large. The election was held on October 11, 1983 with two challengers vying trying to unseat Richard Arrington, Jr, then at the end of his first term of office.

In a contest billed by the newspapers as a "Battle of the Ph.D.s", Arrington soundly won a second term of office over City Council challenger John Katopodis.

Overall turnout was 83%. Voters in black precincts turned out at record levels, with 77% of eligible voters casting ballots.

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Mayor's race

Richard Arrington, Jr: 56,967 votes (60%)
John Katopodis: 37,608 votes (40%)
Sonja Franeta: 171 votes (0.2%)

City Council election

William Bell (62%), incumbent, re-elected for a four-year term
Jeff Germany, incumbent, re-elected for a four-year term
David Herring, incumbent, re-elected for a four-year term
Russell Yarbrough, incumbent, re-elected for a four-year term
Eddie Blankenship, elected to a two-year term

References

Kelly, Mark (September 30, 1999) "William Bell: The Historical Perspective" Black & White
Allers, Robyn, ed. (1999) Birmingham: A City Born Again: The Arrington Years 1979-1999. Birmingham: Elements/Jesse J. Lewis and Associates
Archibald, John (October 9, 2009) "Archibald: What next? C-Notes for votes?" Birmingham News

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	The '''1983 Birmingham municpal ~~elections~~''' included races for [[Mayor of Birmingham]] and [[Birmingham City Council]], then elected at-large. The election was held on [[October 11]], [[1983]] with two challengers vying trying to unseat [[Richard Arrington, Jr]], then at the end of his first term of office.		The '''1983 Birmingham municpal election''' included races for [[Mayor of Birmingham]] and [[Birmingham City Council]], then elected at-large. The election was held on [[October 11]], [[1983]] with two challengers vying trying to unseat [[Richard Arrington, Jr]], then at the end of his first term of office.

	In a contest billed by the newspapers as a "Battle of the Ph.D.s", Arrington soundly won a second term of office over [[Birmingham City Council\|City Council]] challenger [[John Katopodis]].		In a contest billed by the newspapers as a "Battle of the Ph.D.s", Arrington soundly won a second term of office over [[Birmingham City Council\|City Council]] challenger [[John Katopodis]].