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1984Final results

1984 election for Georgia House District 87

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jack Connell (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Herb Beckham (R) by 16.6 points.

Jack ConnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%6,754
Herb BeckhamRepublican
41.7%4,826
11,580 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+16.41968D+16.61984R+2.11994R+37.42000D+66.32026

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