Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1983-84 - the Digital Library ...

Mr. Donald F. Oliver was duly elected to this office, having receiveda majority of the votes cast.Special Election for State Senate District 6May 3, 1983The consolidated returns on file in the Office of the Secretary ofState for the Special Election held on the 3rd day of May 1983 in District6 of the State Senate, Bacon County, Brantley County, Camden County,Charlton County, Pierce County, Wayne County and a portion of Appling andGlynn Counties, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of BillLittlefield, show the following results:HUEY P. JOEL R. JACK RILEY CLAUDE "JOE" WILLOUCOUNTY DAVIS GREENE MILLS REDDISH SEARS SMITHAPPLING 107 208 44 105 32 123BACON 382 35 23 11 18 122BRANTLEY 142 116 15 40 759 78CAMDEN 234 72 173 48 156 470CHARLTON 127 43 77 40 51 140GLYNN 99 139 420 142 210 2,469PIERCE 861 47 27 15 35 79WAYNE 223 1,248 73 2,306 84 383TOTAL 2,175 1,908 852 2,707 1,345 3,864Inasmuch as no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, aSpecial Runoff Election was held on May 17, 1983 and the consolidatedreturns on file in this office show the following results:COUNTY RILEY REDDISH WILLOU SMITHAPPLING 458 348BACON 440 254BRANTLEY 548 329CAMDEN 434 875CHARLTON 281 245GLYNN 578 2,725PIERCE 440 411WAYNE 3,556 760TOTAL 6,735 5,947Mr. Riley Reddish was duly elected to this office, having received amajority of the votes cast.Special Election for State Representative District 16July 12, 1983A Writ of Election was issued by Governor Joe Frank Harris on June 1,1983, calling for a Special Election to be held on the 12th day of July 1983in a portion of Floyd County, to fill the vacancy existing in the House of216