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1980-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Georgia (Class 3)


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County Turnout Mack Mattingly
(R)
Herman Talmadge*
(D)
Other Margin TOTAL
Appling46%1,62234.4%3,09865.6%00.0%-1,476 4,720
Atkinson51%53125.9%1,51774.1%00.0%-986 2,048
Bacon50%1,02133.3%2,04766.7%00.0%-1,026 3,068
Baker57%17812.4%1,25387.6%00.0%-1,075 1,431
Baldwin32%3,92648.5%4,17651.5%00.0%-250 8,102
Banks47%66023.1%2,19976.9%00.0%-1,539 2,859
Barrow43%2,47539.0%3,87861.0%00.0%-1,403 6,353
Bartow36%3,77138.1%6,13361.9%00.0%-2,362 9,904
Ben Hill39%1,22528.0%3,14972.0%00.0%-1,924 4,374
Berrien48%1,22527.3%3,25472.7%00.0%-2,029 4,479
Bibb41%19,61045.0%23,97955.0%00.0%-4,369 43,589
Bleckley44%1,09832.4%2,29067.6%00.0%-1,192 3,388
Brantley50%72525.3%2,14674.7%00.0%-1,421 2,871
Brooks35%1,14632.2%2,41867.8%00.0%-1,272 3,564
Bryan46%1,06635.0%1,97765.0%00.0%-911 3,043
Bulloch32%3,32540.2%4,93759.8%00.0%-1,612 8,262
Burke37%1,34328.7%3,33471.3%00.0%-1,991 4,677
Butts41%1,19830.5%2,73369.5%00.0%-1,535 3,931
Calhoun53%47423.1%1,58176.9%00.0%-1,107 2,055
Camden35%1,10735.4%2,01964.6%00.0%-912 3,126
Candler44%83035.6%1,50164.4%00.0%-671 2,331
Carroll40%7,44147.4%8,25652.6%00.0%-815 15,697
Catoosa42%6,16757.6%4,54442.4%00.0%1,623 10,711
Charlton39%54329.7%1,28470.3%00.0%-741 1,827
Chatham40%28,72850.6%28,02749.4%00.0%701 56,755
Chattahoochee4%26837.7%44262.3%00.0%-174 710
Chattooga42%2,25535.1%4,17564.9%00.0%-1,920 6,430
Cherokee34%6,41754.0%5,47146.0%00.0%946 11,888
Clarke33%11,83861.1%7,52538.9%00.0%4,313 19,363
Clay46%20117.8%92882.2%00.0%-727 1,129
Clayton38%23,12360.0%15,42240.0%00.0%7,701 38,545
Clinch39%44025.8%1,26474.2%00.0%-824 1,704
Cobb47%70,29370.6%29,21329.4%00.0%41,080 99,506
Coffee35%2,52339.4%3,88560.6%00.0%-1,362 6,408
Colquitt37%3,17936.1%5,63163.9%00.0%-2,452 8,810
Columbia46%7,47561.0%4,78339.0%00.0%2,692 12,258
Cook42%1,13830.5%2,59769.5%00.0%-1,459 3,735
Coweta40%5,82154.9%4,78345.1%00.0%1,038 10,604
Crawford45%61726.6%1,70573.4%00.0%-1,088 2,322
Crisp39%1,48028.8%3,66271.2%00.0%-2,182 5,142
Dade41%1,89454.8%1,56145.2%00.0%333 3,455
Dawson54%65236.3%1,14663.7%00.0%-494 1,798
De Kalb48%115,68469.5%50,88330.5%00.0%64,801 166,567
Decatur34%2,10736.4%3,68763.6%00.0%-1,580 5,794
Dodge56%1,49223.0%5,00477.0%00.0%-3,512 6,496
Dooly44%69021.8%2,47378.2%00.0%-1,783 3,163
Dougherty40%13,57751.3%12,88248.7%00.0%695 26,459
Douglas41%8,05955.7%6,42044.3%00.0%1,639 14,479
Early42%86423.8%2,76876.2%00.0%-1,904 3,632
Echols51%16021.0%60279.0%00.0%-442 762
Effingham44%2,32143.8%2,98456.2%00.0%-663 5,305
Elbert47%1,86230.1%4,32369.9%00.0%-2,461 6,185
Emanuel41%1,86532.7%3,83867.3%00.0%-1,973 5,703
Evans44%85034.5%1,61765.5%00.0%-767 2,467
Fannin53%3,43560.6%2,23539.4%00.0%1,200 5,670
Fayette59%7,66666.9%3,78933.1%00.0%3,877 11,455
Floyd41%12,23051.8%11,39148.2%00.0%839 23,621
Forsyth42%3,97350.1%3,95549.9%00.0%18 7,928
Franklin44%1,26026.2%3,55073.8%00.0%-2,290 4,810
Fulton45%109,51357.0%82,65243.0%00.0%26,861 192,165
Gilmer52%2,16152.5%1,95647.5%00.0%205 4,117
Glascock61%28326.8%77473.2%00.0%-491 1,057
Glynn42%9,89860.2%6,53139.8%00.0%3,367 16,429
Gordon40%3,94747.7%4,33652.3%00.0%-389 8,283
Grady37%1,39828.6%3,48571.4%00.0%-2,087 4,883
Greene47%75820.9%2,86679.1%00.0%-2,108 3,624
Gwinnett47%36,07468.0%16,93932.0%00.0%19,135 53,013
Habersham36%2,65640.1%3,96759.9%00.0%-1,311 6,623
Hall39%10,27549.6%10,45150.4%00.0%-176 20,726
Hancock35%54625.7%1,57674.3%00.0%-1,030 2,122
Haralson47%2,39339.4%3,68360.6%00.0%-1,290 6,076
Harris42%2,43352.5%2,19747.5%00.0%236 4,630
Hart44%1,43025.3%4,22174.7%00.0%-2,791 5,651
Heard52%67428.8%1,66971.2%00.0%-995 2,343
Henry47%5,79749.5%5,90450.5%00.0%-107 11,701
Houston40%11,21952.9%9,97547.1%00.0%1,244 21,194
Irwin43%64624.7%1,96975.3%00.0%-1,323 2,615
Jackson41%2,32632.4%4,86267.6%00.0%-2,536 7,188
Jasper48%76430.7%1,72169.3%00.0%-957 2,485
Jeff Davis42%1,01431.7%2,18468.3%00.0%-1,170 3,198
Jefferson36%1,35530.8%3,03969.2%00.0%-1,684 4,394
Jenkins41%61525.0%1,84775.0%00.0%-1,232 2,462
Johnson51%86228.3%2,18671.7%00.0%-1,324 3,048
Jones48%1,88235.0%3,49765.0%00.0%-1,615 5,379
Lamar43%1,33936.4%2,33763.6%00.0%-998 3,676
Lanier40%32922.0%1,16478.0%00.0%-835 1,493
Laurens44%3,99735.6%7,23264.4%00.0%-3,235 11,229
Lee47%1,70847.7%1,87652.3%00.0%-168 3,584
Liberty16%1,48834.3%2,84965.7%00.0%-1,361 4,337
Lincoln53%68928.1%1,76771.9%00.0%-1,078 2,456
Long56%50630.0%1,18170.0%00.0%-675 1,687
Lowndes31%7,33650.9%7,07049.1%00.0%266 14,406
Lumpkin39%1,20239.3%1,85760.7%00.0%-655 3,059
Macon39%95926.4%2,67273.6%00.0%-1,713 3,631
Madison44%1,94236.4%3,39263.6%00.0%-1,450 5,334
Marion44%50132.1%1,05867.9%00.0%-557 1,559
McDuffie35%2,08147.3%2,31452.7%00.0%-233 4,395
McIntosh53%86130.9%1,92969.1%00.0%-1,068 2,790
Meriwether40%1,76531.1%3,91068.9%00.0%-2,145 5,675
Miller41%40120.6%1,54779.4%00.0%-1,146 1,948
Mitchell42%1,54927.1%4,16772.9%00.0%-2,618 5,716
Monroe33%1,36739.8%2,07060.2%00.0%-703 3,437
Montgomery51%59823.7%1,93076.3%00.0%-1,332 2,528
Morgan47%1,19032.9%2,42567.1%00.0%-1,235 3,615
Murray35%1,99343.2%2,62256.8%00.0%-629 4,615
Muscogee31%21,56558.4%15,39141.6%00.0%6,174 36,956
Newton39%3,64240.6%5,32659.4%00.0%-1,684 8,968
Oconee49%2,11249.6%2,15050.4%00.0%-38 4,262
Oglethorpe46%96634.1%1,86565.9%00.0%-899 2,831
Paulding43%2,75336.0%4,90464.0%00.0%-2,151 7,657
Peach40%1,84035.1%3,40164.9%00.0%-1,561 5,241
Pickens47%1,55639.7%2,36060.3%00.0%-804 3,916
Pierce38%84628.0%2,17372.0%00.0%-1,327 3,019
Pike49%1,12637.1%1,91262.9%00.0%-786 3,038
Polk37%3,10736.5%5,40363.5%00.0%-2,296 8,510
Pulaski51%85627.0%2,31873.0%00.0%-1,462 3,174
Putnam43%1,04134.1%2,01465.9%00.0%-973 3,055
Quitman44%18526.2%52073.8%00.0%-335 705
Rabun45%1,46242.4%1,98657.6%00.0%-524 3,448
Randolph41%51018.9%2,18381.1%00.0%-1,673 2,693
Richmond35%24,25453.4%21,12846.6%00.0%3,126 45,382
Rockdale41%5,83358.5%4,13841.5%00.0%1,695 9,971
Schley46%36235.1%66864.9%00.0%-306 1,030
Screven36%1,20834.5%2,29165.5%00.0%-1,083 3,499
Seminole48%60420.7%2,31379.3%00.0%-1,709 2,917
Spalding38%5,97248.4%6,35951.6%00.0%-387 12,331
Stephens42%2,48038.3%3,99661.7%00.0%-1,516 6,476
Stewart45%53930.6%1,22369.4%00.0%-684 1,762
Sumter39%3,19140.0%4,78160.0%00.0%-1,590 7,972
Talbot44%63732.8%1,30667.2%00.0%-669 1,943
Taliaferro58%17720.8%67479.2%00.0%-497 851
Tattnall37%1,53831.5%3,34168.5%00.0%-1,803 4,879
Taylor47%62024.3%1,93475.7%00.0%-1,314 2,554
Telfair52%74818.4%3,32681.6%00.0%-2,578 4,074
Terrell39%94630.2%2,18869.8%00.0%-1,242 3,134
Thomas38%4,10041.8%5,69958.2%00.0%-1,599 9,799
Tift35%3,38043.4%4,40256.6%00.0%-1,022 7,782
Toombs41%2,31537.8%3,80662.2%00.0%-1,491 6,121
Towns74%1,69952.5%1,53947.5%00.0%160 3,238
Treutlen50%50024.5%1,54275.5%00.0%-1,042 2,042
Troup38%6,21146.2%7,23153.8%00.0%-1,020 13,442
Turner48%59620.0%2,38480.0%00.0%-1,788 2,980
Twiggs46%60321.4%2,21578.6%00.0%-1,612 2,818
Union49%1,53846.4%1,77553.6%00.0%-237 3,313
Upson41%2,63134.4%5,01065.6%00.0%-2,379 7,641
Walker35%7,48954.0%6,37946.0%00.0%1,110 13,868
Walton34%2,64336.9%4,52963.1%00.0%-1,886 7,172
Ware39%3,71037.3%6,22462.7%00.0%-2,514 9,934
Warren46%62630.3%1,43869.7%00.0%-812 2,064
Washington40%1,56431.0%3,48969.0%00.0%-1,925 5,053
Wayne41%2,33140.5%3,42159.5%00.0%-1,090 5,752
Webster52%17021.0%63979.0%00.0%-469 809
Wheeler71%45618.9%1,96381.1%00.0%-1,507 2,419
White44%1,37142.2%1,87457.8%00.0%-503 3,245
Whitfield36%8,87854.2%7,49745.8%00.0%1,381 16,375
Wilcox49%49818.7%2,16081.3%00.0%-1,662 2,658
Wilkes45%1,23335.5%2,24164.5%00.0%-1,008 3,474
Wilkinson46%1,09634.8%2,05065.2%00.0%-954 3,146
Worth37%1,50834.3%2,88465.7%00.0%-1,376 4,392
TOTAL 41% 803,68650.9% 776,14349.1% 5110.0% 27,543 1,580,340
Total R vote: 803,686 (50.9%)      Total D vote: 776,143 (49.1%)      Total Other vote: 511 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $623,045 $2,213,289
Total Receipts: $661,811 $2,172,441
Cash on Hand: $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/GA/1980



1980 Senate class 3, Appling County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,622 34.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,098 65.6%
TOTAL 4,720
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Atkinson County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 531 25.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,517 74.1%
TOTAL 2,048
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Bacon County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,021 33.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,047 66.7%
TOTAL 3,068
Turnout: 50%


1980 Senate class 3, Baker County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 178 12.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,253 87.6%
TOTAL 1,431
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Baldwin County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,926 48.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,176 51.5%
TOTAL 8,102
Turnout: 32%


1980 Senate class 3, Banks County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 660 23.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,199 76.9%
TOTAL 2,859
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Barrow County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,475 39.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,878 61.0%
TOTAL 6,353
Turnout: 43%


1980 Senate class 3, Bartow County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,771 38.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 6,133 61.9%
TOTAL 9,904
Turnout: 36%


1980 Senate class 3, Ben Hill County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,225 28.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,149 72.0%
TOTAL 4,374
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Berrien County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,225 27.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,254 72.7%
TOTAL 4,479
Turnout: 48%


1980 Senate class 3, Bibb County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 19,610 45.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 23,979 55.0%
TOTAL 43,589
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Bleckley County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,098 32.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,290 67.6%
TOTAL 3,388
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Brantley County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 725 25.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,146 74.7%
TOTAL 2,871
Turnout: 50%


1980 Senate class 3, Brooks County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,146 32.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,418 67.8%
TOTAL 3,564
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, Bryan County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,066 35.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,977 65.0%
TOTAL 3,043
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Bulloch County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,325 40.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,937 59.8%
TOTAL 8,262
Turnout: 32%


1980 Senate class 3, Burke County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,343 28.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,334 71.3%
TOTAL 4,677
Turnout: 37%


1980 Senate class 3, Butts County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,198 30.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,733 69.5%
TOTAL 3,931
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 474 23.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,581 76.9%
TOTAL 2,055
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Camden County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,107 35.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,019 64.6%
TOTAL 3,126
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, Candler County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 830 35.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,501 64.4%
TOTAL 2,331
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 7,441 47.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 8,256 52.6%
TOTAL 15,697
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Catoosa County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 6,167 57.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,544 42.4%
TOTAL 10,711
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Charlton County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 543 29.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,284 70.3%
TOTAL 1,827
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Chatham County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 28,728 50.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 28,027 49.4%
TOTAL 56,755
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Chattahoochee County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 268 37.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 442 62.3%
TOTAL 710
Turnout: 4%


1980 Senate class 3, Chattooga County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,255 35.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,175 64.9%
TOTAL 6,430
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 6,417 54.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 5,471 46.0%
TOTAL 11,888
Turnout: 34%


1980 Senate class 3, Clarke County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 11,838 61.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 7,525 38.9%
TOTAL 19,363
Turnout: 33%


1980 Senate class 3, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 201 17.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 928 82.2%
TOTAL 1,129
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Clayton County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 23,123 60.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 15,422 40.0%
TOTAL 38,545
Turnout: 38%


1980 Senate class 3, Clinch County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 440 25.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,264 74.2%
TOTAL 1,704
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Cobb County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 70,293 70.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 29,213 29.4%
TOTAL 99,506
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Coffee County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,523 39.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,885 60.6%
TOTAL 6,408
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, Colquitt County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,179 36.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 5,631 63.9%
TOTAL 8,810
Turnout: 37%


1980 Senate class 3, Columbia County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 7,475 61.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,783 39.0%
TOTAL 12,258
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Cook County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,138 30.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,597 69.5%
TOTAL 3,735
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Coweta County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 5,821 54.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,783 45.1%
TOTAL 10,604
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 617 26.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,705 73.4%
TOTAL 2,322
Turnout: 45%


1980 Senate class 3, Crisp County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,480 28.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,662 71.2%
TOTAL 5,142
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Dade County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,894 54.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,561 45.2%
TOTAL 3,455
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Dawson County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 652 36.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,146 63.7%
TOTAL 1,798
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, De Kalb County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 115,684 69.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 50,883 30.5%
TOTAL 166,567
Turnout: 48%


1980 Senate class 3, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,107 36.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,687 63.6%
TOTAL 5,794
Turnout: 34%


1980 Senate class 3, Dodge County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,492 23.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 5,004 77.0%
TOTAL 6,496
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Dooly County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 690 21.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,473 78.2%
TOTAL 3,163
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Dougherty County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 13,577 51.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 12,882 48.7%
TOTAL 26,459
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 8,059 55.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 6,420 44.3%
TOTAL 14,479
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Early County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 864 23.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,768 76.2%
TOTAL 3,632
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Echols County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 160 21.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 602 79.0%
TOTAL 762
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Effingham County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,321 43.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,984 56.2%
TOTAL 5,305
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Elbert County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,862 30.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,323 69.9%
TOTAL 6,185
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Emanuel County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,865 32.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,838 67.3%
TOTAL 5,703
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Evans County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 850 34.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,617 65.5%
TOTAL 2,467
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Fannin County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,435 60.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,235 39.4%
TOTAL 5,670
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 7,666 66.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,789 33.1%
TOTAL 11,455
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Floyd County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 12,230 51.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 11,391 48.2%
TOTAL 23,621
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Forsyth County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,973 50.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,955 49.9%
TOTAL 7,928
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,260 26.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,550 73.8%
TOTAL 4,810
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Fulton County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 109,513 57.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 82,652 43.0%
TOTAL 192,165
Turnout: 45%


1980 Senate class 3, Gilmer County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,161 52.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,956 47.5%
TOTAL 4,117
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Glascock County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 283 26.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 774 73.2%
TOTAL 1,057
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Glynn County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 9,898 60.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 6,531 39.8%
TOTAL 16,429
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Gordon County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,947 47.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,336 52.3%
TOTAL 8,283
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Grady County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,398 28.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,485 71.4%
TOTAL 4,883
Turnout: 37%


1980 Senate class 3, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 758 20.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,866 79.1%
TOTAL 3,624
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Gwinnett County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 36,074 68.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 16,939 32.0%
TOTAL 53,013
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Habersham County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,656 40.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,967 59.9%
TOTAL 6,623
Turnout: 36%


1980 Senate class 3, Hall County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 10,275 49.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 10,451 50.4%
TOTAL 20,726
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Hancock County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 546 25.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,576 74.3%
TOTAL 2,122
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, Haralson County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,393 39.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,683 60.6%
TOTAL 6,076
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Harris County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,433 52.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,197 47.5%
TOTAL 4,630
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Hart County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,430 25.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,221 74.7%
TOTAL 5,651
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Heard County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 674 28.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,669 71.2%
TOTAL 2,343
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Henry County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 5,797 49.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 5,904 50.5%
TOTAL 11,701
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Houston County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 11,219 52.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 9,975 47.1%
TOTAL 21,194
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Irwin County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 646 24.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,969 75.3%
TOTAL 2,615
Turnout: 43%


1980 Senate class 3, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,326 32.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,862 67.6%
TOTAL 7,188
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 764 30.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,721 69.3%
TOTAL 2,485
Turnout: 48%


1980 Senate class 3, Jeff Davis County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,014 31.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,184 68.3%
TOTAL 3,198
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,355 30.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,039 69.2%
TOTAL 4,394
Turnout: 36%


1980 Senate class 3, Jenkins County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 615 25.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,847 75.0%
TOTAL 2,462
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 862 28.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,186 71.7%
TOTAL 3,048
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Jones County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,882 35.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,497 65.0%
TOTAL 5,379
Turnout: 48%


1980 Senate class 3, Lamar County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,339 36.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,337 63.6%
TOTAL 3,676
Turnout: 43%


1980 Senate class 3, Lanier County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 329 22.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,164 78.0%
TOTAL 1,493
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Laurens County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,997 35.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 7,232 64.4%
TOTAL 11,229
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,708 47.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,876 52.3%
TOTAL 3,584
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Liberty County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,488 34.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,849 65.7%
TOTAL 4,337
Turnout: 16%


1980 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 689 28.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,767 71.9%
TOTAL 2,456
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Long County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 506 30.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,181 70.0%
TOTAL 1,687
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Lowndes County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 7,336 50.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 7,070 49.1%
TOTAL 14,406
Turnout: 31%


1980 Senate class 3, Lumpkin County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,202 39.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,857 60.7%
TOTAL 3,059
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Macon County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 959 26.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,672 73.6%
TOTAL 3,631
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,942 36.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,392 63.6%
TOTAL 5,334
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 501 32.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,058 67.9%
TOTAL 1,559
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, McDuffie County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,081 47.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,314 52.7%
TOTAL 4,395
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, McIntosh County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 861 30.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,929 69.1%
TOTAL 2,790
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Meriwether County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,765 31.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,910 68.9%
TOTAL 5,675
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Miller County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 401 20.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,547 79.4%
TOTAL 1,948
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Mitchell County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,549 27.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,167 72.9%
TOTAL 5,716
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,367 39.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,070 60.2%
TOTAL 3,437
Turnout: 33%


1980 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 598 23.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,930 76.3%
TOTAL 2,528
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Morgan County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,190 32.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,425 67.1%
TOTAL 3,615
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Murray County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,993 43.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,622 56.8%
TOTAL 4,615
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, Muscogee County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 21,565 58.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 15,391 41.6%
TOTAL 36,956
Turnout: 31%


1980 Senate class 3, Newton County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,642 40.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 5,326 59.4%
TOTAL 8,968
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Oconee County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,112 49.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,150 50.4%
TOTAL 4,262
Turnout: 49%


1980 Senate class 3, Oglethorpe County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 966 34.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,865 65.9%
TOTAL 2,831
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Paulding County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,753 36.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,904 64.0%
TOTAL 7,657
Turnout: 43%


1980 Senate class 3, Peach County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,840 35.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,401 64.9%
TOTAL 5,241
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Pickens County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,556 39.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,360 60.3%
TOTAL 3,916
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Pierce County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 846 28.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,173 72.0%
TOTAL 3,019
Turnout: 38%


1980 Senate class 3, Pike County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,126 37.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,912 62.9%
TOTAL 3,038
Turnout: 49%


1980 Senate class 3, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,107 36.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 5,403 63.5%
TOTAL 8,510
Turnout: 37%


1980 Senate class 3, Pulaski County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 856 27.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,318 73.0%
TOTAL 3,174
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Putnam County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,041 34.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,014 65.9%
TOTAL 3,055
Turnout: 43%


1980 Senate class 3, Quitman County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 185 26.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 520 73.8%
TOTAL 705
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Rabun County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,462 42.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,986 57.6%
TOTAL 3,448
Turnout: 45%


1980 Senate class 3, Randolph County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 510 18.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,183 81.1%
TOTAL 2,693
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Richmond County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 24,254 53.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 21,128 46.6%
TOTAL 45,382
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, Rockdale County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 5,833 58.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,138 41.5%
TOTAL 9,971
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Schley County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 362 35.1%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 668 64.9%
TOTAL 1,030
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Screven County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,208 34.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,291 65.5%
TOTAL 3,499
Turnout: 36%


1980 Senate class 3, Seminole County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 604 20.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,313 79.3%
TOTAL 2,917
Turnout: 48%


1980 Senate class 3, Spalding County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 5,972 48.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 6,359 51.6%
TOTAL 12,331
Turnout: 38%


1980 Senate class 3, Stephens County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,480 38.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,996 61.7%
TOTAL 6,476
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Stewart County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 539 30.6%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,223 69.4%
TOTAL 1,762
Turnout: 45%


1980 Senate class 3, Sumter County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,191 40.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,781 60.0%
TOTAL 7,972
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Talbot County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 637 32.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,306 67.2%
TOTAL 1,943
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Taliaferro County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 177 20.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 674 79.2%
TOTAL 851
Turnout: 58%


1980 Senate class 3, Tattnall County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,538 31.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,341 68.5%
TOTAL 4,879
Turnout: 37%


1980 Senate class 3, Taylor County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 620 24.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,934 75.7%
TOTAL 2,554
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Telfair County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 748 18.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,326 81.6%
TOTAL 4,074
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Terrell County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 946 30.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,188 69.8%
TOTAL 3,134
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Thomas County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 4,100 41.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 5,699 58.2%
TOTAL 9,799
Turnout: 38%


1980 Senate class 3, Tift County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,380 43.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,402 56.6%
TOTAL 7,782
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, Toombs County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,315 37.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,806 62.2%
TOTAL 6,121
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Towns County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,699 52.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,539 47.5%
TOTAL 3,238
Turnout: 74%


1980 Senate class 3, Treutlen County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 500 24.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,542 75.5%
TOTAL 2,042
Turnout: 50%


1980 Senate class 3, Troup County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 6,211 46.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 7,231 53.8%
TOTAL 13,442
Turnout: 38%


1980 Senate class 3, Turner County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 596 20.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,384 80.0%
TOTAL 2,980
Turnout: 48%


1980 Senate class 3, Twiggs County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 603 21.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,215 78.6%
TOTAL 2,818
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,538 46.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,775 53.6%
TOTAL 3,313
Turnout: 49%


1980 Senate class 3, Upson County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,631 34.4%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 5,010 65.6%
TOTAL 7,641
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Walker County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 7,489 54.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 6,379 46.0%
TOTAL 13,868
Turnout: 35%


1980 Senate class 3, Walton County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,643 36.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 4,529 63.1%
TOTAL 7,172
Turnout: 34%


1980 Senate class 3, Ware County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 3,710 37.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 6,224 62.7%
TOTAL 9,934
Turnout: 39%


1980 Senate class 3, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 626 30.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,438 69.7%
TOTAL 2,064
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,564 31.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,489 69.0%
TOTAL 5,053
Turnout: 40%


1980 Senate class 3, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 2,331 40.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 3,421 59.5%
TOTAL 5,752
Turnout: 41%


1980 Senate class 3, Webster County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 170 21.0%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 639 79.0%
TOTAL 809
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Wheeler County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 456 18.9%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,963 81.1%
TOTAL 2,419
Turnout: 71%


1980 Senate class 3, White County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,371 42.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 1,874 57.8%
TOTAL 3,245
Turnout: 44%


1980 Senate class 3, Whitfield County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 8,878 54.2%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 7,497 45.8%
TOTAL 16,375
Turnout: 36%


1980 Senate class 3, Wilcox County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 498 18.7%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,160 81.3%
TOTAL 2,658
Turnout: 49%


1980 Senate class 3, Wilkes County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,233 35.5%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,241 64.5%
TOTAL 3,474
Turnout: 45%


1980 Senate class 3, Wilkinson County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,096 34.8%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,050 65.2%
TOTAL 3,146
Turnout: 46%


1980 Senate class 3, Worth County
CandidateVotesPct
Mack Mattingly (R) 1,508 34.3%
Herman Talmadge* (D) 2,884 65.7%
TOTAL 4,392
Turnout: 37%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Mack Mattingly
Total Disbursements: $623,045
Total Receipts: $661,811
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/GA/1980

Herman Talmadge*
Total Disbursements: $2,213,289
Total Receipts: $2,172,441
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Mack Mattingly 28,191 59.8% $623,045
2   E.J. Bagley 6,082 12.9%
3   Hulon Madeley 3,999 8.5% $4,427
4   Dean Parkison 3,219 6.8%
5   Nick Belluso 2,947 6.3% $6,499
6   J.W. Tibbs 2,700 5.7%
TOTAL VOTES 47,138    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Herman Talmadge* 432,215 42.0% $2,213,289
2   Zell Miller 247,766 24.1% $468,109
3   Norman Underwood 183,683 17.8% $544,052
4   Dawson Mathis 133,729 13.0% $312,126
5   J.B. Stoner 19,664 1.9% $4,017
6   John Collins 12,243 1.2%
TOTAL VOTES 1,029,300    
Democrat Runoff
1   Herman Talmadge* 559,615 58.6%  
2   Zell Miller 395,773 41.4%