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1982Final results

1982 election for Georgia House District 61

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Rex Millsaps (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Rusty Horton (R) by 36.4 points.

Rex MillsapsDemocrat · winner
68.2%5,157
Rusty HortonRepublican
31.8%2,404
7,561 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+48.81978D+43.41980D+36.41982D+3.61984R+23.91986R+53.31988

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