1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for Georgia House District 83
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
James P. Hill (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating William S. Jackson (D) by 7.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James P. HillRepublican · winner
53.8%7,086
William S. JacksonDemocrat · incumbent
46.2%6,095
13,181 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET