1982Final results
1982 election for Georgia's 9th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Edgar Jenkins (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Charles Sherwood (R) by 53.9 points.
Edgar JenkinsDemocrat · winner
77.0%86,514
Charles SherwoodRepublican
23.0%25,907
112,422 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Edgar JenkinsCharles Sherwood
$210.5K
Raised by the campaign
$22.8K
$194K
Spent by the campaign
$24.2K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1982.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1982