1982 primaries · May 1, 1982
1982 Georgia State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Georgia State Senate district in the 1982 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | J. Tom Coleman Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Al Scott (D) | 55.8 | |
| SD-2 · Republican primary | Erie Lee Downing (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Glenn E. Bryant (D) | 28.3 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Joseph E. Kennedy (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Doug Skelton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 · Republican primary | Joe Burton (R) | 34.7 | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | Richard William Littlefield Jr. (D) | 11.1 | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Ed Perry (D) | 9.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 · Republican primary | David J. Kelley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | Loyce W. Turner (D) | 22.2 | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Alan Mullinax (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 · Republican primary | R. Tom Phillips (R) | 21.0 | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Paul H. Trulock (D) | 35.8 | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | Jimmy Hodge Timmons (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Al Holloway (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | Rooney L. Bowen (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Bud McKenzie (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Floyd Hudgins (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 · Republican primary | Charles P. Rose (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | Ted Land (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | Janice Horton (D) | 28.2 | |
| SD-17 · Republican primary | Cary Hall (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 · Democratic primary | Ed Barker (D) | 43.8 | |
| SD-18 · Republican primary | Art Walsh (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Ronnie Walker (D) | 23.2 | |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | Hugh Gillis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | Bill English (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 · Democratic primary | Thomas Allgood (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | Jimmy Lester (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 · Democratic primary | Sam McGill (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | Culver Kidd (D) | 15.1 | |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | Richard Greene (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-28 · Democratic primary | Kyle T. Cobb (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | Render Hill (D) | 1.4 | |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | Wayne Garner (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | Nathan Dean (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 · Democratic primary | Joe Thompson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 · Republican primary | Cody Holman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 · Democratic primary | Roy E. Barnes (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 · Democratic primary | Bev Engram (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-36 · Democratic primary | David Scott (D) | 17.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-36 · Republican primary | Shelton Martin (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-37 · Democratic primary | Gene Morris (D) | 29.0 | |
| SD-37 · Republican primary | Carl Harrison (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-38 · Democratic primary | Horace E. Tate (D) | 47.1 | |
| SD-39 · Democratic primary | Julian Bond (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-40 · Democratic primary | Malcolm McFarlane (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-40 · Republican primary | Paul Coverdell (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 · Republican primary | James W. Tysinger (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-42 · Democratic primary | Pierre Howard (D) | 61.0 | |
| SD-43 · Democratic primary | Tom Scott (D) | 49.3 | |
| SD-43 · Republican primary | Bill Day (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-44 · Democratic primary | Terrell A. Starr (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-45 · Republican primary | Heyward L. Woodward (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-46 · Democratic primary | Paul Broun (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-47 · Democratic primary | M. Parks Brown (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-47 · Republican primary | Jack West (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-48 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-48 · Republican primary | G. Johnson (R) | 34.5 | |
| SD-49 · Democratic primary | Nathan Deal (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-50 · Democratic primary | John C. Foster (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-51 · Democratic primary | Max Brannon (D) | 36.9 | |
| SD-51 · Republican primary | Forrest L. Sawyer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-52 · Democratic primary | Ed Hine (D) | 1.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-53 · Democratic primary | E. G. Summers (D) | 21.5 | |
| SD-54 · Democratic primary | W. W. Fincher Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-55 · Democratic primary | Lawrence Stumbaugh (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-55 · Republican primary | Mike Hicks (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-56 · Republican primary | Haskew Brantley (R) | 29.5 |
Georgia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner