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

Total Votes 83,263Total Write-in Votes 8 .01%GRAND TOTAL 83,271 100%WRITE-IN VOTESHerman Talmadge 1 Don Gentry 1June Donaldson 1 Buddy Darden 1Bill Rhyne 1 Ernest Clower 1Arnold (Pug) Eaves 1 Douglas Carson 1Inasmuch as no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, aSpecial Runoff Election was held on November 8, 1983, pursuant to O.C.G.A.21-2-501. The returns on file in this office show the following results:U.S. Representative in the 98th Congress from the Seventh CongressionalDistrict of Georgia:George (Buddy) Darden 56,267 59.09%Kathy McDonald 38,949 40.91%GRAND TOTAL 95,216 100%Mr. George (Buddy) Darden was duly elected to this office, havingreceived a majority of the votes cast.Special Election for State Representative District 144October 18, 1983The consolidated returns on file in the office of the Secretary ofState for the Special Election held on the 18th day of October 1983, inDistrict 144, of the State House of Representatives, in the County ofMitchell and in a portion of the Counties of Colquitt and Thomas, to fillthe vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Marcus Coll ins,show the following results:MITCHELL COLQUITT THOMAS TOTALJ.E. (Jimmy) Autry, Jr. 1,869 399 94 2,362A. Richard Royal 2,245 198 29 2,472Write-in CandiatesEdward Brown, Jr. 1A. Richard Royal, having received a majority of the votes cast, wasduly elected to the office of State Representative in the General Assemblyof Georgia from the 144th District.Special Election for State Representative District 26December 6, 1983The consolidated returns on file in the office of Secretary of Statefor the Special Election held on the 6th day of December 1983 in District 26218