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      Home/Elections/1980/US Senate/Georgia
      1980·US Senate·Georgia

      Georgia US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Mack Mattingly
      50.9%803,686 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Herman Talmadge
      49.1%776,143 votes
      Margin
      R+1.7
      1,579,829 total votes
      2 candidates1,579,829 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mack MattinglyREP✓
      		REP803,68650.9%
      Herman TalmadgeDEM
      		DEM776,14349.1%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Georgia(Class I)

      2022
      Raphael WarnockDEM
      D+1.0
      2022
      Raphael WarnockDEM
      D+2.8
      2021
      Jon OssoffDEM
      D+1.2
      2021(S)
      Raphael WarnockDEM
      D+2.1
      2020(S)
      Raphael WarnockDEM
      D+2.1
      2020
      No data
      R+1.8
      2016
      Johnny IsaksonREP
      R+13.8
      2014
      David PerdueREP
      R+7.7
      2010
      Johnny IsaksonREP
      R+19.3
      2008
      Saxby ChamblissrREP
      R+14.9
      2004
      Johnny IsaksonREP
      R+17.9
      2002
      Saxby ChamblissREP
      R+6.9
      2000(S)
      Zell MillerDEM
      D+20.3
      1998
      Paul CoverdellREP
      R+7.2
      1996
      Max ClelandDEM
      D+1.3
      View all US Senate history for Georgia →

      Candidates

      Herman TalmadgeDEM
      Record5W-1L
      Avg MarginD+66.1
      Career1950-1980
      US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →
      Mack MattinglyREP
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginD+6.8
      Career1980-2000
      US Senate
      Full profile →

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