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1980 Georgia U.S. Senate Election

Georgia · 2 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Georgia U.S. Senate Election?

MacK F. Mattingly won the 1980 Georgia U.S. Senate Election. MacK F. Mattingly received 803,686 popular votes (50.87%). The main challenger was Herman E. Talmadge (49.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Mattingly and Talmadge

Mattingly +1.7 pts · won by 27,543 votes
MacK F. MattinglyRepublicanWINNER50.87%
803,686 votes
Herman E. TalmadgeDemocratic49.13%
776,143 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.