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Election 1982 Results

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1982 Georgia governor election

Joe Frank Harris (Democrat) beat Robert H. Bell (Republican) in Georgia in 1982, 62.8% to 37.2%, a margin of 25.6 points and 299,596 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1978, when George Busbee won.

Democrats led in 154 of the 159 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Fulton, cast 136,225 votes and went to the Democrat by 17.5 points. The closest was Jenkins, where 23 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Joe Frank Harris won Democratic 734,092 62.8%
Robert H. Bell Republican 434,496 37.2%
Total1,168,588

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fulton 80,055 58.8% 56,170 41.2% 136,225 D+17.5
Dekalb 49,019 43.4% 63,842 56.6% 112,861 R+13.1
Cobb 36,438 48.7% 38,392 51.3% 74,830 R+2.6
Chatham 22,377 51.8% 20,824 48.2% 43,201 D+3.6
Gwinnett 18,478 42.8% 24,687 57.2% 43,165 R+14.4
Bibb 22,395 64.8% 12,168 35.2% 34,563 D+29.6
Muscogee 24,203 70.3% 10,218 29.7% 34,421 D+40.6
Richmond 22,764 67.1% 11,158 32.9% 33,922 D+34.2
Clayton 16,650 54.1% 14,150 45.9% 30,800 D+8.1
Dougherty 11,964 64.6% 6,559 35.4% 18,523 D+29.2
Floyd 13,425 74.2% 4,669 25.8% 18,094 D+48.4
Houston 11,271 64.4% 6,240 35.6% 17,511 D+28.7
Hall 11,021 65.7% 5,751 34.3% 16,772 D+31.4
Clarke 7,512 54.5% 6,259 45.5% 13,771 D+9.1
Glynn 6,433 54.1% 5,465 45.9% 11,898 D+8.1
Whitfield 8,539 74.2% 2,969 25.8% 11,508 D+48.4
Carroll 7,517 67.1% 3,678 32.9% 11,195 D+34.3
Spalding 6,934 63.8% 3,938 36.2% 10,872 D+27.6
Douglas 6,298 60.2% 4,160 39.8% 10,458 D+20.4
Troup 7,356 73.8% 2,606 26.2% 9,962 D+47.7
Bartow 8,996 91.8% 808 8.2% 9,804 D+83.5
Lowndes 6,271 64.5% 3,454 35.5% 9,725 D+29.0
Fayette 4,341 45.7% 5,168 54.3% 9,509 R+8.7
Coweta 5,772 61.7% 3,577 38.3% 9,349 D+23.5
Cherokee 6,103 65.6% 3,201 34.4% 9,304 D+31.2
Laurens 6,103 69.8% 2,646 30.2% 8,749 D+39.5
Rockdale 4,788 54.9% 3,934 45.1% 8,722 D+9.8
Walker 6,738 78.9% 1,805 21.1% 8,543 D+57.7
Henry 4,978 60.1% 3,302 39.9% 8,280 D+20.2
Columbia 5,168 63.7% 2,946 36.3% 8,114 D+27.4
Thomas 4,866 67.4% 2,358 32.6% 7,224 D+34.7
Newton 4,916 70.4% 2,063 29.6% 6,979 D+40.9
Polk 5,705 83.6% 1,118 16.4% 6,823 D+67.2
Colquitt 4,657 69.4% 2,056 30.6% 6,713 D+38.7
Ware 5,297 79.3% 1,385 20.7% 6,682 D+58.5
Bulloch 3,115 48.9% 3,259 51.1% 6,374 R+2.3
Gordon 4,971 78.3% 1,380 21.7% 6,351 D+56.5
Baldwin 3,495 56.4% 2,704 43.6% 6,199 D+12.8
Upson 4,508 74.1% 1,575 25.9% 6,083 D+48.2
Jackson 4,665 78.0% 1,313 22.0% 5,978 D+56.1
Forsyth 3,786 64.4% 2,091 35.6% 5,877 D+28.8
Tift 4,062 71.2% 1,641 28.8% 5,703 D+42.5
Paulding 4,449 78.6% 1,214 21.4% 5,663 D+57.1
Habersham 4,174 74.8% 1,405 25.2% 5,579 D+49.6
Catoosa 4,022 75.9% 1,277 24.1% 5,299 D+51.8
Walton 3,650 69.0% 1,642 31.0% 5,292 D+37.9
Sumter 3,693 70.0% 1,582 30.0% 5,275 D+40.0
Toombs 3,373 65.4% 1,788 34.6% 5,161 D+30.7
Emanuel 3,525 71.3% 1,420 28.7% 4,945 D+42.6
Barrow 3,509 73.0% 1,296 27.0% 4,805 D+46.1
Meriwether 3,686 77.6% 1,066 22.4% 4,752 D+55.1
Wayne 3,405 73.4% 1,237 26.6% 4,642 D+46.7
Peach 3,409 75.2% 1,124 24.8% 4,533 D+50.4
Haralson 3,589 79.3% 934 20.7% 4,523 D+58.7
Burke 3,125 69.6% 1,362 30.4% 4,487 D+39.3
Jefferson 3,504 80.6% 844 19.4% 4,348 D+61.2
Mitchell 3,613 84.5% 665 15.5% 4,278 D+68.9
Stephens 3,178 75.2% 1,050 24.8% 4,228 D+50.3
Chattooga 3,621 85.7% 605 14.3% 4,226 D+71.4
Jones 2,934 71.0% 1,197 29.0% 4,131 D+42.0
Coffee 3,027 75.0% 1,010 25.0% 4,037 D+50.0
Elbert 3,207 79.9% 807 20.1% 4,014 D+59.8
Washington 3,113 78.1% 874 21.9% 3,987 D+56.2
Dodge 3,241 82.5% 689 17.5% 3,930 D+64.9
Decatur 2,854 73.2% 1,046 26.8% 3,900 D+46.4
Effingham 2,284 60.4% 1,497 39.6% 3,781 D+20.8
Crisp 2,597 70.2% 1,100 29.8% 3,697 D+40.5
Tattnall 2,438 66.5% 1,229 33.5% 3,667 D+33.0
Harris 2,563 71.6% 1,016 28.4% 3,579 D+43.2
Hart 2,755 79.4% 716 20.6% 3,471 D+58.7
Grady 2,775 80.1% 688 19.9% 3,463 D+60.3
Worth 2,573 75.0% 857 25.0% 3,430 D+50.0
Fannin 1,965 57.3% 1,463 42.7% 3,428 D+14.6
Liberty 2,299 67.3% 1,119 32.7% 3,418 D+34.5
Franklin 2,784 81.6% 629 18.4% 3,413 D+63.1
Madison 2,359 72.2% 908 27.8% 3,267 D+44.4
McDuffie 2,569 78.7% 697 21.3% 3,266 D+57.3
Monroe 2,274 71.5% 905 28.5% 3,179 D+43.1
Oconee 1,882 60.1% 1,250 39.9% 3,132 D+20.2
Macon 2,384 82.2% 517 17.8% 2,901 D+64.4
Appling 1,850 64.1% 1,038 35.9% 2,888 D+28.1
Butts 2,225 77.4% 650 22.6% 2,875 D+54.8
Murray 2,206 76.8% 667 23.2% 2,873 D+53.6
Bleckley 2,039 71.1% 829 28.9% 2,868 D+42.2
Wilkes 2,149 75.9% 682 24.1% 2,831 D+51.8
Ben Hill 2,301 82.1% 501 17.9% 2,802 D+64.2
Berrien 2,397 85.9% 394 14.1% 2,791 D+71.8
Telfair 2,258 81.5% 514 18.5% 2,772 D+62.9
Cook 2,220 81.9% 489 18.1% 2,709 D+63.9
Lamar 1,911 70.9% 784 29.1% 2,695 D+41.8
Screven 1,644 61.0% 1,049 39.0% 2,693 D+22.1
Morgan 1,954 72.8% 729 27.2% 2,683 D+45.7
Dooly 2,167 81.1% 506 18.9% 2,673 D+62.1
Greene 2,139 81.1% 499 18.9% 2,638 D+62.2
White 1,802 70.2% 765 29.8% 2,567 D+40.4
Brooks 1,979 78.1% 555 21.9% 2,534 D+56.2
Gilmer 1,772 70.0% 761 30.0% 2,533 D+39.9
Twiggs 2,137 84.7% 387 15.3% 2,524 D+69.3
Pickens 1,887 75.2% 622 24.8% 2,509 D+50.4
Rabun 1,870 75.6% 602 24.4% 2,472 D+51.3
Wilkinson 1,910 77.3% 561 22.7% 2,471 D+54.6
Union 1,757 71.2% 712 28.8% 2,469 D+42.3
Banks 1,978 81.3% 454 18.7% 2,432 D+62.7
Lumpkin 1,790 74.1% 627 25.9% 2,417 D+48.1
Lee 1,540 65.8% 802 34.2% 2,342 D+31.5
Bryan 1,426 62.5% 856 37.5% 2,282 D+25.0
Pike 1,511 67.1% 741 32.9% 2,252 D+34.2
McIntosh 1,652 74.6% 563 25.4% 2,215 D+49.2
Early 1,669 75.6% 539 24.4% 2,208 D+51.2
Taylor 1,810 82.3% 388 17.7% 2,198 D+64.7
Terrell 1,653 75.7% 531 24.3% 2,184 D+51.4
Randolph 1,815 83.3% 364 16.7% 2,179 D+66.6
Towns 1,247 58.0% 903 42.0% 2,150 D+16.0
Pulaski 1,554 72.8% 582 27.2% 2,136 D+45.5
Camden 1,680 78.8% 452 21.2% 2,132 D+57.6
Oglethorpe 1,497 72.1% 580 27.9% 2,077 D+44.2
Pierce 1,700 82.3% 365 17.7% 2,065 D+64.6
Bacon 1,623 79.7% 413 20.3% 2,036 D+59.4
Johnson 1,564 77.0% 466 23.0% 2,030 D+54.1
Putnam 1,397 70.6% 583 29.4% 1,980 D+41.1
Evans 1,227 63.6% 703 36.4% 1,930 D+27.2
Turner 1,592 83.3% 320 16.7% 1,912 D+66.5
Jeff Davis 1,488 78.2% 414 21.8% 1,902 D+56.5
Brantley 1,570 84.7% 284 15.3% 1,854 D+69.4
Wilcox 1,457 78.8% 392 21.2% 1,849 D+57.6
Montgomery 1,343 73.0% 496 27.0% 1,839 D+46.1
Jasper 1,316 72.3% 503 27.7% 1,819 D+44.7
Stewart 1,524 84.6% 278 15.4% 1,802 D+69.1
Talbot 1,457 81.7% 326 18.3% 1,783 D+63.4
Candler 1,117 63.1% 652 36.9% 1,769 D+26.3
Irwin 1,347 77.7% 386 22.3% 1,733 D+55.5
Jenkins 874 50.7% 851 49.3% 1,725 D+1.3
Lincoln 1,366 82.4% 291 17.6% 1,657 D+64.9
Crawford 1,294 78.9% 347 21.1% 1,641 D+57.7
Dade 1,220 75.2% 403 24.8% 1,623 D+50.3
Hancock 1,397 86.3% 222 13.7% 1,619 D+72.6
Warren 1,312 81.3% 301 18.7% 1,613 D+62.7
Heard 1,156 74.9% 388 25.1% 1,544 D+49.7
Seminole 1,198 81.7% 268 18.3% 1,466 D+63.4
Dawson 1,023 73.2% 375 26.8% 1,398 D+46.4
Treutlen 1,161 84.0% 221 16.0% 1,382 D+68.0
Calhoun 920 70.9% 377 29.1% 1,297 D+41.9
Atkinson 1,040 81.3% 239 18.7% 1,279 D+62.6
Wheeler 1,000 79.6% 257 20.4% 1,257 D+59.1
Marion 929 79.3% 243 20.7% 1,172 D+58.5
Miller 903 81.9% 200 18.1% 1,103 D+63.7
Long 777 71.9% 304 28.1% 1,081 D+43.8
Charlton 823 77.3% 242 22.7% 1,065 D+54.6
Clinch 826 86.2% 132 13.8% 958 D+72.4
Lanier 818 87.4% 118 12.6% 936 D+74.8
Baker 735 80.7% 176 19.3% 911 D+61.4
Schley 536 73.3% 195 26.7% 731 D+46.6
Clay 574 84.7% 104 15.3% 678 D+69.3
Taliaferro 550 82.0% 121 18.0% 671 D+63.9
Webster 464 80.8% 110 19.2% 574 D+61.7
Glascock 468 81.8% 104 18.2% 572 D+63.6
Quitman 511 90.1% 56 9.9% 567 D+80.2
Chattahoochee 386 81.6% 87 18.4% 473 D+63.2
Echols 361 79.5% 93 20.5% 454 D+59.0

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Georgia governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Brian Kemp (R) R+7.5
2018 Brian Kemp (R) R+1.4
2014 Nathan Deal (R) R+7.9
2010 Nathan Deal (R) R+10.0
2006 Sonny Perdue (R) R+19.7
2002 Sonny Perdue (R) R+5.2
1998 Roy E. Barnes (D) D+8.4
1994 Zell Miller (D) D+2.1
1990 Zell Miller (D) D+8.3
1986 Joe Frank Harris (D) D+41.0
1982 Joe Frank Harris (D) D+25.6
1978 George Busbee (D) D+61.3
1974 George Busbee (D) D+38.2
1970 Jimmy Carter (D) D+18.7
1966 Lester Maddox (D) R+0.3
1962 Carl E. Sanders (D) D+99.9
1958 S. Ernest Vandiver (D) D+100.0
1954 S. Marvin Griffin (D) D+100.0
1950 Herman Talmadge (D) D+98.4
1948 Herman Talmadge (D) D+97.5
1946 Eugene Talmadge (D) D+98.6
1942 Ellis Arnall (D) D+96.3
1940 Eugene Talmadge (D) D+99.6
1938 Eurith D. Rivers (D) D+94.3
1936 Eurith D. Rivers (D) D+99.7
1934 Eugene Talmadge (D) D+100.0
1932 Eugene Talmadge (D) D+100.0
1930 Richard Russell Jr. (D) D+100.0
1928 Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) D+100.0
1926 Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) D+100.0
1924 Clifford Walker (D) D+100.0
1922 Clifford Walker (D) D+100.0
1920 Thomas W. Hardwick (D) D+100.0
1918 Hugh Dorsey (D) D+100.0
1916 Hugh Dorsey (D) D+93.5
1914 Nathaniel Edwin Harris (D) D+100.0
1912 John M. Slaton (D) level
1910 Hoke Smith (D) D+84.8
1908 Joseph Mackey Brown (D) D+90.5
1906 Hoke Smith (D) D+99.8
1904 Joseph M. Terrell (D) D+100.0
1902 Joseph M. Terrell (D) D+93.6
1900 Allen D. Candler (D) D+78.6
1898 Allen D. Candler (D) D+69.7
1896 William Y. Atkinson (D) D+58.9
1894 William Y. Atkinson (D) D+55.6
1892 William J. Northen (D) D+66.6
1890 William J. Northen (D) D+99.3
1888 John B. Gordon (D) D+100.0
1886 John B. Gordon (D) D+99.2
1884 Henry Dickerson McDaniel (D) D+100.0
1882 Alexander H. Stephens (D) D+70.6
1880 Alfred Holt Colquitt (D) D+64.9
1876 Alfred Holt Colquitt (D) D+53.8
1872 James Milton Smith (D) D+38.9
1868 Rufus B. Bullock (R) R+4.5
1865 Charles J. Jenkins (D) D+98.2