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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia House District 7

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

James Beverly Langford (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating W. C. Burdette (R) by 24.5 points.

James Beverly LangfordDemocrat · winner
62.2%3,368
W. C. BurdetteRepublican
37.8%2,044
5,414 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+24.51986D+21.51988D+23.81990D+0.71992R+13.41994R+4.52000

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