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1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 8

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Wendell Anderson (D) won with 44.6% of the vote, defeating George Thomas (D) by 32.7 points.

Wendell AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.6%7,180
William G. Hasty Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
33.7%5,434
11.9%1,917
J. T. VaughnDemocrat
9.8%1,574
16,105 votes

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