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1982Final results

1982 election for Georgia House District 51

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ken Workman (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Tommy Tolbert (R) by 11.1 points.

Ken WorkmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%3,447
Tommy TolbertRepublican
44.4%2,757
6,204 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

EvenD+11.11982D+42.11988R+51.32004D+3.12018D+10.52020D+11.62022

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