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1982Final results

1982 election for Georgia Senate District 2

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Al Scott (D) won with 83.9% of the vote, defeating Erie Lee Downing (R) by 67.8 points.

Al ScottDemocrat · winner
83.9%11,405
16.1%2,186
13,591 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+6.81974D+42.11976D+67.81982D+55.52000D+45.12010D+43.92022

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