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1982 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 52

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Ed Hine (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Dan Fincher (D) by 1.1 points.

Ed HineDemocrat · winner
50.5%7,649
Dan FincherDemocrat · incumbent
49.5%7,483
15,132 votes

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