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1986 election for Georgia House District 61

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Vinson Wall (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Rex Millsaps (D) by 23.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Vinson WallRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%5,881
Rex MillsapsDemocrat
38.1%3,613
9,494 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+43.41980D+36.41982D+3.61984R+23.91986R+53.31988R+10.01990

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