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1980 Georgia U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Georgia U.S. House District 8 Election?

Billy Lee Evans won the 1980 Georgia U.S. House District 8 Election. Billy Lee Evans received 91,103 popular votes (74.59%). The main challenger was Darwin Ashworth (25.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Ashworth

Evans +49.2 pts · won by 60,070 votes
Billy Lee EvansDemocraticWINNER74.59%
91,103 votes
Darwin AshworthRepublican25.41%
31,033 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.