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1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 9

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Bobby Lawson (D) won with 31.1% of the vote, defeating Ken Parker (D) by 19.3 points.

Bobby LawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.1%13,096
Jerry D. JacksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.6%12,871
Joe T. WoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.5%11,171
Ken ParkerDemocrat
11.8%4,961
42,099 votes

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