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1982Final results

1982 election for Georgia Senate District 7

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Ed Perry (D) won with 87.8% of the vote, defeating David J. Kelley (R) by 75.6 points.

Ed PerryDemocrat · winner
87.8%13,894
David J. KelleyRepublican
12.2%1,932
15,826 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+1.91996D+6.32000D+18.02002R+23.92004R+43.12012D+5.72022

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