1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Republican primary for Georgia House District 44
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
John Linder (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Bruce C. Widener (R) by 11.1 points.
John LinderRepublican · winner
55.5%1,487
Bruce C. WidenerRepublican · incumbent
44.5%1,191
2,678 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET