1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Georgia House District 83
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
William S. Jackson (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating J. Stephen Conn (R) by 24.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William S. JacksonDemocrat · winner
62.5%5,589
J. Stephen ConnRepublican
37.5%3,360
8,949 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET