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Election 1980 Results

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1980 US Senate election in Georgia

Mack Mattingly (Republican) beat Herman E. Talmadge (Democrat) in Georgia in 1980, 50.9% to 49.1%, a margin of 1.7 points and 27,543 votes.

Georgia changed party: in 1974 it went Democratic, for Herman Talmadge.

Democrats led in 130 of the 159 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 29. The largest, Fulton, cast 192,165 votes and went to the Republican by 14.0 points. The closest was Forsyth, where 18 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mack Mattingly won	Republican	803,686	50.9%
Herman E. Talmadge	Democratic	776,143	49.1%
Total		1,579,829

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Fulton	82,652 43.0%	109,513 57.0%	192,165	R+14.0
Dekalb	50,883 30.5%	115,684 69.5%	166,567	R+38.9
Cobb	29,213 29.4%	70,293 70.6%	99,506	R+41.3
Chatham	28,027 49.4%	28,728 50.6%	56,755	R+1.2
Gwinnett	16,939 32.0%	36,074 68.0%	53,013	R+36.1
Richmond	21,128 46.6%	24,254 53.4%	45,382	R+6.9
Bibb	23,979 55.0%	19,610 45.0%	43,589	D+10.0
Clayton	15,422 40.0%	23,123 60.0%	38,545	R+20.0
Muscogee	15,391 41.6%	21,565 58.4%	36,956	R+16.7
Dougherty	12,882 48.7%	13,577 51.3%	26,459	R+2.6
Floyd	11,391 48.2%	12,230 51.8%	23,621	R+3.6
Houston	9,975 47.1%	11,219 52.9%	21,194	R+5.9
Hall	10,451 50.4%	10,275 49.6%	20,726	D+0.8
Clarke	7,525 38.9%	11,838 61.1%	19,363	R+22.3
Glynn	6,531 39.8%	9,898 60.2%	16,429	R+20.5
Whitfield	7,497 45.8%	8,878 54.2%	16,375	R+8.4
Carroll	8,256 52.6%	7,441 47.4%	15,697	D+5.2
Douglas	6,420 44.3%	8,059 55.7%	14,479	R+11.3
Lowndes	7,070 49.1%	7,336 50.9%	14,406	R+1.8
Walker	6,379 46.0%	7,489 54.0%	13,868	R+8.0
Troup	7,231 53.8%	6,211 46.2%	13,442	D+7.6
Spalding	6,359 51.6%	5,972 48.4%	12,331	D+3.1
Columbia	4,783 39.0%	7,475 61.0%	12,258	R+22.0
Cherokee	5,471 46.0%	6,417 54.0%	11,888	R+8.0
Henry	5,904 50.5%	5,797 49.5%	11,701	D+0.9
Fayette	3,789 33.1%	7,666 66.9%	11,455	R+33.8
Laurens	7,232 64.4%	3,997 35.6%	11,229	D+28.8
Catoosa	4,544 42.4%	6,167 57.6%	10,711	R+15.2
Coweta	4,783 45.1%	5,821 54.9%	10,604	R+9.8
Rockdale	4,138 41.5%	5,833 58.5%	9,971	R+17.0
Ware	6,224 62.7%	3,710 37.3%	9,934	D+25.3
Bartow	6,133 61.9%	3,771 38.1%	9,904	D+23.8
Thomas	5,699 58.2%	4,100 41.8%	9,799	D+16.3
Newton	5,326 59.4%	3,642 40.6%	8,968	D+18.8
Colquitt	5,631 63.9%	3,179 36.1%	8,810	D+27.8
Polk	5,403 63.5%	3,107 36.5%	8,510	D+27.0
Gordon	4,336 52.3%	3,947 47.7%	8,283	D+4.7
Bulloch	4,937 59.8%	3,325 40.2%	8,262	D+19.5
Baldwin	4,176 51.5%	3,926 48.5%	8,102	D+3.1
Sumter	4,781 60.0%	3,191 40.0%	7,972	D+19.9
Forsyth	3,955 49.9%	3,973 50.1%	7,928	R+0.2
Tift	4,402 56.6%	3,380 43.4%	7,782	D+13.1
Paulding	4,904 64.0%	2,753 36.0%	7,657	D+28.1
Upson	5,010 65.6%	2,631 34.4%	7,641	D+31.1
Jackson	4,862 67.6%	2,326 32.4%	7,188	D+35.3
Walton	4,529 63.1%	2,643 36.9%	7,172	D+26.3
Habersham	3,967 59.9%	2,656 40.1%	6,623	D+19.8
Dodge	5,004 77.0%	1,492 23.0%	6,496	D+54.1
Stephens	3,996 61.7%	2,480 38.3%	6,476	D+23.4
Chattooga	4,175 64.9%	2,255 35.1%	6,430	D+29.9
Coffee	3,885 60.6%	2,523 39.4%	6,408	D+21.3
Barrow	3,878 61.0%	2,475 39.0%	6,353	D+22.1
Elbert	4,323 69.9%	1,862 30.1%	6,185	D+39.8
Toombs	3,806 62.2%	2,315 37.8%	6,121	D+24.4
Haralson	3,683 60.6%	2,393 39.4%	6,076	D+21.2
Decatur	3,687 63.6%	2,107 36.4%	5,794	D+27.3
Wayne	3,421 59.5%	2,331 40.5%	5,752	D+18.9
Mitchell	4,167 72.9%	1,549 27.1%	5,716	D+45.8
Emanuel	3,838 67.3%	1,865 32.7%	5,703	D+34.6
Meriwether	3,910 68.9%	1,765 31.1%	5,675	D+37.8
Fannin	2,235 39.4%	3,435 60.6%	5,670	R+21.2
Hart	4,221 74.7%	1,430 25.3%	5,651	D+49.4
Jones	3,497 65.0%	1,882 35.0%	5,379	D+30.0
Madison	3,392 63.6%	1,942 36.4%	5,334	D+27.2
Effingham	2,984 56.2%	2,321 43.8%	5,305	D+12.5
Peach	3,401 64.9%	1,840 35.1%	5,241	D+29.8
Crisp	3,662 71.2%	1,480 28.8%	5,142	D+42.4
Washington	3,489 69.0%	1,564 31.0%	5,053	D+38.1
Grady	3,485 71.4%	1,398 28.6%	4,883	D+42.7
Tattnall	3,341 68.5%	1,538 31.5%	4,879	D+37.0
Franklin	3,550 73.8%	1,260 26.2%	4,810	D+47.6
Appling	3,098 65.6%	1,622 34.4%	4,720	D+31.3
Burke	3,334 71.3%	1,343 28.7%	4,677	D+42.6
Harris	2,197 47.5%	2,433 52.5%	4,630	R+5.1
Murray	2,622 56.8%	1,993 43.2%	4,615	D+13.6
Berrien	3,254 72.7%	1,225 27.3%	4,479	D+45.3
McDuffie	2,314 52.7%	2,081 47.3%	4,395	D+5.3
Jefferson	3,039 69.2%	1,355 30.8%	4,394	D+38.3
Worth	2,884 65.7%	1,508 34.3%	4,392	D+31.3
Ben Hill	3,149 72.0%	1,225 28.0%	4,374	D+44.0
Liberty	2,849 65.7%	1,488 34.3%	4,337	D+31.4
Oconee	2,150 50.4%	2,112 49.6%	4,262	D+0.9
Gilmer	1,956 47.5%	2,161 52.5%	4,117	R+5.0
Telfair	3,326 81.6%	748 18.4%	4,074	D+63.3
Butts	2,733 69.5%	1,198 30.5%	3,931	D+39.0
Pickens	2,360 60.3%	1,556 39.7%	3,916	D+20.5
Cook	2,597 69.5%	1,138 30.5%	3,735	D+39.1
Lamar	2,337 63.6%	1,339 36.4%	3,676	D+27.1
Early	2,768 76.2%	864 23.8%	3,632	D+52.4
Macon	2,672 73.6%	959 26.4%	3,631	D+47.2
Greene	2,866 79.1%	758 20.9%	3,624	D+58.2
Morgan	2,425 67.1%	1,190 32.9%	3,615	D+34.2
Lee	1,876 52.3%	1,708 47.7%	3,584	D+4.7
Brooks	2,418 67.8%	1,146 32.2%	3,564	D+35.7
Screven	2,291 65.5%	1,208 34.5%	3,499	D+31.0
Wilkes	2,241 64.5%	1,233 35.5%	3,474	D+29.0
Dade	1,561 45.2%	1,894 54.8%	3,455	R+9.6
Rabun	1,986 57.6%	1,462 42.4%	3,448	D+15.2
Monroe	2,070 60.2%	1,367 39.8%	3,437	D+20.5
Bleckley	2,290 67.6%	1,098 32.4%	3,388	D+35.2
Union	1,775 53.6%	1,538 46.4%	3,313	D+7.2
White	1,874 57.8%	1,371 42.2%	3,245	D+15.5
Towns	1,539 47.5%	1,699 52.5%	3,238	R+4.9
Jeff Davis	2,184 68.3%	1,014 31.7%	3,198	D+36.6
Pulaski	2,318 73.0%	856 27.0%	3,174	D+46.1
Dooly	2,473 78.2%	690 21.8%	3,163	D+56.4
Wilkinson	2,050 65.2%	1,096 34.8%	3,146	D+30.3
Terrell	2,188 69.8%	946 30.2%	3,134	D+39.6
Camden	2,019 64.6%	1,107 35.4%	3,126	D+29.2
Bacon	2,047 66.7%	1,021 33.3%	3,068	D+33.4
Lumpkin	1,857 60.7%	1,202 39.3%	3,059	D+21.4
Putnam	2,014 65.9%	1,041 34.1%	3,055	D+31.8
Johnson	2,186 71.7%	862 28.3%	3,048	D+43.4
Bryan	1,977 65.0%	1,066 35.0%	3,043	D+29.9
Pike	1,912 62.9%	1,126 37.1%	3,038	D+25.9
Pierce	2,173 72.0%	846 28.0%	3,019	D+44.0
Turner	2,384 80.0%	596 20.0%	2,980	D+60.0
Seminole	2,313 79.3%	604 20.7%	2,917	D+58.6
Brantley	2,146 74.7%	725 25.3%	2,871	D+49.5
Banks	2,199 76.9%	660 23.1%	2,859	D+53.8
Oglethorpe	1,865 65.9%	966 34.1%	2,831	D+31.8
Twiggs	2,215 78.6%	603 21.4%	2,818	D+57.2
McIntosh	1,929 69.1%	861 30.9%	2,790	D+38.3
Randolph	2,183 81.1%	510 18.9%	2,693	D+62.1
Wilcox	2,160 81.3%	498 18.7%	2,658	D+62.5
Irwin	1,969 75.3%	646 24.7%	2,615	D+50.6
Taylor	1,934 75.7%	620 24.3%	2,554	D+51.4
Montgomery	1,930 76.3%	598 23.7%	2,528	D+52.7
Jasper	1,721 69.3%	764 30.7%	2,485	D+38.5
Evans	1,617 65.5%	850 34.5%	2,467	D+31.1
Jenkins	1,847 75.0%	615 25.0%	2,462	D+50.0
Lincoln	1,767 71.9%	689 28.1%	2,456	D+43.9
Wheeler	1,963 81.1%	456 18.9%	2,419	D+62.3
Heard	1,669 71.2%	674 28.8%	2,343	D+42.5
Candler	1,501 64.4%	830 35.6%	2,331	D+28.8
Crawford	1,705 73.4%	617 26.6%	2,322	D+46.9
Hancock	1,576 74.3%	546 25.7%	2,122	D+48.5
Warren	1,438 69.7%	626 30.3%	2,064	D+39.3
Calhoun	1,581 76.9%	474 23.1%	2,055	D+53.9
Atkinson	1,517 74.1%	531 25.9%	2,048	D+48.1
Treutlen	1,542 75.5%	500 24.5%	2,042	D+51.0
Miller	1,547 79.4%	401 20.6%	1,948	D+58.8
Talbot	1,306 67.2%	637 32.8%	1,943	D+34.4
Charlton	1,284 70.3%	543 29.7%	1,827	D+40.6
Dawson	1,146 63.7%	652 36.3%	1,798	D+27.5
Stewart	1,223 69.4%	539 30.6%	1,762	D+38.8
Clinch	1,264 74.2%	440 25.8%	1,704	D+48.4
Long	1,181 70.0%	506 30.0%	1,687	D+40.0
Marion	1,058 67.9%	501 32.1%	1,559	D+35.7
Lanier	1,164 78.0%	329 22.0%	1,493	D+55.9
Baker	1,253 87.6%	178 12.4%	1,431	D+75.1
Clay	928 82.2%	201 17.8%	1,129	D+64.4
Glascock	774 73.2%	283 26.8%	1,057	D+46.5
Schley	668 64.9%	362 35.1%	1,030	D+29.7
Taliaferro	674 79.2%	177 20.8%	851	D+58.4
Webster	639 79.0%	170 21.0%	809	D+58.0
Echols	602 79.0%	160 21.0%	762	D+58.0
Chattahoochee	442 62.3%	268 37.7%	710	D+24.5
Quitman	520 73.8%	185 26.2%	705	D+47.5

Counties as they stood in 1980; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Georgia Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Raphael Warnock (D)	D+2.8
2020	Jon Ossoff (D)	D+1.2
2016	Johnny Isakson (R)	R+13.8
2014	David A. Perdue (R)	R+7.7
2010	Johnny Isakson (R)	R+19.3
2008	Saxby Chambliss (R)	R+14.9
2004	Johnny Isakson (R)	R+17.9
2002	Saxby Chambliss (R)	R+6.8
1998	Paul Coverdell (R)	R+7.2
1996	Max Cleland (D)	D+1.3
1992	Paul Coverdell (R)	R+1.3
1990	Sam Nunn (D)	D+100.0
1986	Wyche Fowler Jr. (D)	D+1.8
1984	Sam Nunn (D)	D+59.9
1980	Mack Mattingly (R)	R+1.7
1978	Sam Nunn (D)	D+66.3
1974	Herman Talmadge (D)	D+43.5
1972	Sam Nunn (D)	D+7.9
1968	Herman Talmadge (D)	D+55.0
1966	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+99.9
1962	Herman Talmadge (D)	D+100.0
1960	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+99.9
1956	Herman Talmadge (D)	D+100.0
1954	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+100.0
1950	Walter F. George (D)	D+100.0
1948	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+99.9
1944	Walter F. George (D)	D+100.0
1942	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+96.9
1938	Walter F. George (D)	D+95.1
1936	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+100.0
1932	Walter F. George (D)	D+85.6
1930	William J. Harris (D)	D+100.0
1926	Walter F. George (D)	D+100.0
1924	William J. Harris (D)	D+100.0
1920	Thomas E. Watson (D)	D+94.9
1918	William J. Harris (D)	D+76.7
1914	Hoke Smith (D)	D+68.5

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