1982Final results
1982 election for Georgia Senate District 5
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Joe Burton (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Doug Skelton (D) by 7.0 points.
Joe BurtonRepublican · winner
53.5%15,588
Doug SkeltonDemocrat
46.5%13,547
29,135 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