1984Final results
1984 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 135
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Howard H. Rainey (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating James Richard Dowdy III (D) by 22.0 points.
Howard H. RaineyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%4,148
James Richard Dowdy IIIDemocrat
39.0%2,652
6,800 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET