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1982Final results

1982 election for Georgia House District 49

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Tom Lawrence (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Jack B. Sartain (D) by 11.9 points.

Tom LawrenceRepublican · winner
55.9%5,029
44.1%3,961
8,990 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+19.71990R+8.42018R+5.62020R+16.12022R+19.02024R+4.42026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET