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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia House District 52

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Eleanor Richardson (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Walt Nelson (R) by 50.0 points.

Eleanor RichardsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%5,319
Walt NelsonRepublican
25.0%1,775
7,094 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+13.11978D+30.81980D+37.11984D+50.01986D+28.71988D+46.71990

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