1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 11
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Jack Irvin (D) won with 41.8% of the vote, defeating Ben Purcell (D) by 13.4 points.
Jack IrvinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.8%8,021
Bill DoverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.9%5,738
Ben PurcellDemocrat
28.3%5,441
19,200 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET