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1984Final results

1984 election for Georgia House District 48

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Betty Jo Williams (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Scott (D) by 48.5 points.

Betty Jo WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.2%11,330
Bill ScottDemocrat
25.8%3,933
15,263 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+8.71980R+48.51984R+25.71990D+96.62000R+6.82004R+18.22006

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