1982Final results
1982 Republican primary for Georgia House District 21
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Johnny Isakson (R) won with 17.0% of the vote, defeating George W. Lankford (R) by 5.9 points.
Johnny IsaksonRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.0%4,400
Fred AikenRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.4%4,250
Bill AtkinsRepublican · winner
13.6%3,527
Tom WilderRepublican · winner
12.8%3,310
George W. LankfordRepublican
11.1%2,877
Frank JohnsonRepublican
7.3%1,880
Ralph C. McBrideRepublican
6.8%1,771
Robert A. FalangaRepublican
5.9%1,515
Stancil Wise Jr.Republican
4.6%1,183
Joe ParrisRepublican
4.5%1,170
25,883 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Johnny Isakson (R)Fred Aiken (R)Bill Atkins (R)Tom Wilder (R)George W. Lankford (R)Frank Johnson (R)Ralph C. McBride (R)Robert A. Falanga (R)
Also on the ballot: Stancil Wise Jr. (Republican), 4.6%; Joe Parris (Republican), 4.5%