1982Final results
1982 primary for Georgia House District 15
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Forrest L. McKelvey (D) won with 39.5% of the vote, defeating Cecil Burke (D) by 16.4 points.
Forrest L. McKelveyDemocrat · winner
39.5%6,664
E. M. ChildersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
37.4%6,304
Cecil BurkeDemocrat
23.1%3,903
16,871 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET