Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1983-84 - the Digital Library ...
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Representatives of <strong>the</strong> General Assembly from Representative District 16occasioned by <strong>the</strong> resignation of Honorable John Adams.The <strong>Official</strong> Code of <strong>Georgia</strong> Annotated Section 21-2-291 provides asfollows: "Any o<strong>the</strong>r provision of law to <strong>the</strong> contrary notwithst<strong>and</strong>ing, in<strong>the</strong> event <strong>the</strong>re is no opposed c<strong>and</strong>idate, no name shall appear on <strong>the</strong> specialelection ballot unless a write-in c<strong>and</strong>idate has qualified as provided bylaw. Fur<strong>the</strong>r, if <strong>the</strong>re are no opposed c<strong>and</strong>idates, no eligible write-inc<strong>and</strong>idates, <strong>and</strong> no issues to be submitted to <strong>the</strong> electorate, no electionshall be conducted. Each unopposed c<strong>and</strong>idate shall be deemed to have votedfor himself. The superintendent shall certify such unopposed c<strong>and</strong>idate aselected in <strong>the</strong> same manner as he certifies o<strong>the</strong>r c<strong>and</strong>idates as electedpursuant to Code Section 21-2-493. (Code 1933, Section 34-1112, enactedby Ga. L. 1978, p. 1979, Sec. 1.)"Inasmuch as Tom Caldwell was <strong>the</strong> only c<strong>and</strong>idate to qualify with <strong>the</strong>Secretary of State for this office, no person filed a Notice of Intent torun as a write-in c<strong>and</strong>idate, <strong>and</strong> no issue was to be submitted to <strong>the</strong>electorate, no Special Election was held.Tom Caldwell was <strong>the</strong> duly elected member of <strong>the</strong> House of Representatives of <strong>the</strong> General Assembly of <strong>Georgia</strong> from <strong>the</strong> 16th RepresentativeDistrict.Special Election for U.S. RepresentativeSeventh Congressional DistrictOctober 18, <strong>1983</strong>A Special Election was held on October 18, <strong>1983</strong>, to fill <strong>the</strong> vacancyin <strong>the</strong> office of <strong>the</strong> House of Representatives of <strong>the</strong> Congress of <strong>the</strong> UnitedStates from <strong>the</strong> Seventh Congressional District, due to <strong>the</strong> death of <strong>the</strong>Honorable Larry McDonald, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> following votes were cast:Benjamin S. "Buster" Biggers 15 .02%Bobby B. Brickell 62 .07%Peggy Ann Childers 359 .43%George (Buddy) Darden 22,951 27.56%Lon L. Day, Jr. 2,919 3.51%Dan Fincher 4,283 5.14%Raymond Edward Fulton 62 .07%Bill "Smokey" Holsomback 81 .10%M.G. Huntington 131 .16%Sara Jean Johnston 61 .07%Fred C. Jones 43 .05%Jim Livingston 27 .03%Daniel C. Maltz 81 .10%Kathy McDonald 25,468 30.58%George Pullen 4,578 5.50%Roy Rogers 116 .14%Dave Sellers 21,181 25.44%Charles B. "Charlie" Sherrill 791 .95%A. Craig Smith 24 .03%Marshall Uncapher 30 .04%217
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