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1982Final results

1982 election for Georgia House District 62

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Tom White (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Chappell (D) by 15.7 points.

Tom WhiteRepublican · winner
57.8%5,003
42.2%3,646
8,649 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+46.21988R+34.61990D+7.71992D+28.91994D+24.11996D+19.51998

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