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1984Final results

1984 election for Georgia House District 86

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Mike Padgett (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Larry B. Colet (R) by 10.4 points.

Mike PadgettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%5,049
Larry B. ColetRepublican
44.8%4,101
9,150 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+1.71978D+37.01980D+45.91982D+10.41984D+39.71986R+0.11996

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