Elections / 1982 · Governor · GA
Georgia — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorGeorgia · GovernorJoe Frank HarrisD+25.6
Candidates
Georgia 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Joe Frank Harris✓Democratic734,09062.8%
- Robert H. BellRepublican434,49637.2%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980D+14.8Governor 1982D+25.6vs. baselineD+10.8
Georgia's 1982 governor race ran 10.8 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.