1980 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election?

Wyche Fowler Jr. won the 1980 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election. Wyche Fowler Jr. received 101,646 popular votes (74.03%). The main challenger was F. William Dowda (25.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Dowda

Jr. +48.1 pts · won by 66,006 votes

Wyche Fowler Jr.DemocraticWINNER74.03%

101,646 votes

F. William Dowda Republican25.96%

35,640 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.