1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 135
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Howard H. Rainey (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating James Richard Dowdy III (D) by 10.8 points.
Howard H. RaineyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%3,307
James Richard Dowdy IIIDemocrat
41.9%2,629
Robert PhillipsDemocrat
5.4%337
6,273 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET