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1984Final results

1984 election for Georgia House District 61

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Vinson Wall (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Joe McLaughlin (R) by 3.6 points.

Vinson WallDemocrat · winner
51.8%5,703
Joe McLaughlinRepublican
48.2%5,304
11,007 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

EvenD+48.81978D+43.41980D+36.41982D+3.61984R+23.91986R+53.31988

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