1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 57

Name: 1982 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 57
Start: 1982-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

William C. Mangum (D) won with 26.7% of the vote, defeating Walter B. Russell Jr. (D) by 10.1 points.

William C. MangumDemocrat · winner · incumbent

26.7%9,522

Troy AthonDemocrat · winner

21.4%7,660

Dean AlfordDemocrat · winner

18.8%6,713

16.6%5,925

Doug VandifordDemocrat · incumbent

16.5%5,898

35,718 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET