1982Final results
1982 election for Georgia Senate District 40
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Paul Coverdell (R) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Malcolm McFarlane (D) by 45.1 points.
Paul CoverdellRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.6%26,770
Malcolm McFarlaneDemocrat
27.4%10,116
36,886 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