1982Final results
1982 election for Georgia Governor
Governor · Georgia
Joe Frank Harris (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Robert H. Bell (R) by 25.6 points.
Joe Frank HarrisDemocrat · winner
62.8%734,092
Robert H. BellRepublican
37.2%434,496
1,168,588 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET