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1982Final results

1982 election for Georgia Senate District 17

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Janice Horton (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Cary Hall (R) by 35.9 points.

Janice HortonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%14,117
Cary HallRepublican
32.1%6,666
20,783 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+3.81984D+1.11986R+6.91988R+10.71990R+4.31992R+38.02006

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