1982 Georgia gubernatorial election

none related races 1982 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 June 2016 1982 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) presidential no 1978 Georgia gubernatorial election 1978 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election 1986 November 2, 1982 1956 File:Joe Frank Harris.jpg 150x150px Joe Frank Harris Democratic Party (United States) 734,090 62.82% File:Robert H. Bell.png Robert H. Bell Republican Party (United States) 434,496 37.18% 1982 Georgia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHarris: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Bell: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor George Busbee Democratic Party (United States) Joe Frank Harris Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Joe Frank Harris was elected as the 78th Governor of Georgia. Democratic nomination Candidates Nominee Joe Frank Harris, state representative Eliminated in runoff Bo Ginn, U.S. representative from Georgia's 1st congressional district (1973–1983) Eliminated in primary Buck Melton, Mayor of Macon, Georgia (1975–1979) Billy Lovett, member of the Georgia Public Service Commission (1979–1990) Henry Jackson Jack Watson, White House Chief of Staff (1980–1981) Mildred Glover, state representative (1975–1983) Mac McNease Norman Underwood, Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals (1979) Thomas J. Irwin Democratic primary election results Democratic primary resultshttps://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/data/dlg/sreg/pdfs/dlg_sreg_1981.pdf Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1981-82 Digital Library of Georgia Democratic Party (United States) Bo Ginn 316,019 35.11 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Frank Harris 233,545 24.84 Democratic Party (United States) Norman Underwood 147,535 16.39 Democratic Party (United States) Jack Watson 114,553 12.72 Democratic Party (United States) Billy Lovett 62,341 6.93 Democratic Party (United States) Buck Melton 20,052 2.23 Democratic Party (United States) Mildred Glover 8,958 1.00 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Jackson 2,706 0.30 Democratic Party (United States) Mac McNease 2,545 0.28 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Irwin 1,855 0.21 Democratic runoff results thumb|Democratic primary runoff results by county: #6674de Harris #7996e2 Harris—50–60% #6674de Harris—60–70% #3933E5 Harris—80–90% #0D0596 Harris—<90% #37c837 Ginn #5fd35f Ginn—50–60% #37c837 Ginn—60–70% #2ca02c Ginn—70–80% #217821 Ginn—80–90%|center|271x271pxDemocratic primary resultshttps://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/data/dlg/sreg/pdfs/dlg_sreg_1981.pdf Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1981-82 Digital Library of Georgia Democratic Party (United States) Joe Frank Harris 500,765 54.97 Democratic Party (United States) Bo Ginn 410,259 45.03 Republican nomination Robert H. Bell won the primary with 36,347 votes (59.19%) over Benjamin B. Blackburn and his 25,063 votes (40.81%).http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=400538 GA Governor - R Primary OurCampaigns.com General election results Though the Democrats once again won the election, Bell did win five counties (Cobb, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Fayette, Bulloch) and the GOP gained their most votes in an election since Howard Callaway in 1966. As of 2022, this is the last time that DeKalb County voted for the Republican candidate for governor. Georgia gubernatorial Election 1974 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Frank Harris 734,090 62.79% Republican Party (United States) Robert H. Bell 434,496 37.17% Democratic Party (United States) References 1982 Georgia Gubernatorial Category:November 1982 in the United States Category:August 1982 in the United States