1982Final results
1982 election for Georgia House District 71
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Neal Shepard (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Johnny Brown (D) by 24.4 points.
Neal ShepardRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%4,401
Johnny BrownDemocrat
37.8%2,677
7,078 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET