1980 Senate elections · Georgia history
Georgia U.S. Senate election 1980
Mack Mattingly REP +1.7 gain · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 1,579,829
- Margin
- 1.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in GA
- D+14.8same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Mattingly Won | REP | 803,686 | 50.87% | |
| Herman E. Talmadge | DEM | 776,143 | 49.13% | |
| Total | 1,579,829 | |||
Official source: data
Other Georgia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Raphael Warnock | 2.8 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jon Ossoff | 1.2 |
| 2020 special | Class III | Raphael Warnock | 2.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 13.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | David A. Perdue | 7.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 19.3 |
| 2008 | Class II | Saxby Chambliss | 14.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 17.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Saxby Chambliss | 6.8 |
| 2000 special | Class III | Zell Bryan Miller | 20.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Paul Coverdell | 7.2 |
| 1996 | Class II | Max Cleland | 1.3 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Georgia Senate race?
Mack Mattingly (REP) won with 50.9% of the vote, ahead of Herman E. Talmadge (49.1%), a margin of 1.7 points.
Did the Georgia Senate seat change party in 1980?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Georgia Senate race?
1,579,829 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.