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Parents > United States > Georgia > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 1982 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 10, 1982 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close August 10, 1982 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1983 - 08:00pm
Term End January 03, 1987 - 12:00pm
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia January 28, 2022 06:59pm
Data Sources1984 Almanac of American Politics (Ginn, Harris, Underwood, Watson)
CQ Voting and Elections Collection (Lovett)
America Votes 15 (rest)
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1978
NameGeorge D. Busbee Votes534,572 (80.65%)
Term01/09/1979 - 01/11/1983 Margin406,433 (+61.31%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1982
NameJoe Frank Harris Votes734,090 (62.79%)
Term01/11/1983 - 01/13/1987 Margin299,594 (+25.63%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceGA Governor 11/02/1982

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Ronald Bryan "Bo" Ginn St. Rep. Joe Frank Harris Norman Underwood Chief of Staff Jack Watson Public Service Commissioner Billy Lovett Mayor Buckner Melton St. Rep. Mildred W. Glover
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 316,019 (35.11%) 223,545 (24.84%) 147,536 (16.39%) 114,533 (12.73%) 62,341 (6.93%) 20,052 (2.23%) 8,958 (1.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -92,474 (-10.27%) -168,483 (-18.72%) -201,486 (-22.39%) -253,678 (-28.18%) -295,967 (-32.88%) -307,061 (-34.11%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
N Henry L. "Hank" Aaron
D Marvin S. Arrington
D Wyche Fowler, Jr.
D Griffin B. Bell 🔗
D Tom Murphy
D Jack P. Nix
D Martin Luther King, Sr.
LBR Old LW
D Jimmy Carter 🔗
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Henry Jackson H.R. "Mac" McNease Thomas J. Irwin  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 2,706 (0.30%) 2,545 (0.28%) 1,855 (0.21%)  
Margin-313,313 (-34.81%) -313,474 (-34.83%) -314,164 (-34.90%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
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