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The 1982 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Joe Frank Harris was elected as the 78th Governor of Georgia.
Joe Frank Harris is an American Democratic politician who served as the 78th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1983 to 1991.
With 10 candidates running, Bo Ginn won the primary with 316,019 votes (35.11%) to 2nd place Joe Frank Harris and his 223,545 votes (24.84%), necessitating a runoff. In the runoff, Harris prevailed with 500,765 votes (54.97%) to Ginn's 410,259 votes (45.03%). [1] [2]
Robert H. Bell won the primary with 36,347 votes (59.19%) over Benjamin B. Blackburn and his 25,063 votes (40.81%). [3]
Though the Democrats once again won the election, Bell did win five counties (Cobb, Gwinnett, DeKalb, Fayette, Bulloch) and the GOP gained their most votes in an election since Howard Callaway in 1966.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Joe Frank Harris | 734,090 | 62.79% | ||
| Republican | Robert H. Bell | 434,496 | 37.17% | ||
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