1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Georgia House District 82
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Bob Beckham (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Cheeks (D) by 17.3 points.
Bob BeckhamRepublican · winner
58.7%3,606
Donald E. CheeksDemocrat · incumbent
41.3%2,540
6,146 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET