1986Final results
1986 Republican primary for Georgia House District 8
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Von J. Hinton (R) won with 46.8% of the vote, defeating Alan R. Shinall (R) by 20.9 points.
Von J. HintonRepublican · winner
46.8%458
Herman Lee Lawson Jr.Republican · winner
27.2%266
Alan R. ShinallRepublican
26.0%254
978 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET