1982Final results
1982 election for Georgia Senate District 51
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Max Brannon (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Forrest L. Sawyer (R) by 42.5 points.
Max BrannonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%12,560
Forrest L. SawyerRepublican
28.7%5,067
17,627 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