1984Final results
1984 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 57
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Dean Alford (D) won with 29.8% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Cohen (D) by 21.8 points.
Dean AlfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.8%11,113
Troy AthonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.2%10,156
William C. MangumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.2%9,423
Robert A. CohenDemocrat
8.0%2,981
Laura J. MoriartyDemocrat
5.4%2,000
David FullerDemocrat
4.4%1,649
37,322 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Dean Alford (D)Troy Athon (D)William C. Mangum (D)Robert A. Cohen (D)Laura J. Moriarty (D)
Also on the ballot: David Fuller (Democrat), 4.4%