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1982Final results

1982 election for Georgia Senate District 45

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Harrill L. Dawkins (D) won with 77.5% of the vote, defeating Heyward L. Woodward (R) by 55.0 points.

Harrill L. DawkinsDemocrat · winner
77.5%15,238
22.5%4,427
19,665 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+32.11986D+16.81988D+10.31990D+6.81992R+18.31994R+17.71996

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