1982Final results
1982 election for Georgia Senate District 18
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ed Barker (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Art Walsh (R) by 55.7 points.
Ed BarkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%15,873
Art WalshRepublican
22.2%4,517
20,390 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