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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia House District 74

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Denny Dobbs (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Joyce C. Hairston (R) by 34.2 points.

Denny DobbsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%3,967
32.9%1,945
5,912 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+34.21986R+10.01992R+31.71994R+38.01996R+37.62000D+22.62004

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