1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 18
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ed Barker (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating M. E. Bailey (D) by 43.8 points.
Ed BarkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%11,796
M. E. BaileyDemocrat
28.1%4,608
16,404 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET