Dawson Mathis

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 30, 1940
Died: April 17, 2017
Age at death: 76
Home state: Georgia
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1970–1978

Career timeline

1970Rep 1972Rep 1974Rep 1976Rep 1978Rep

5-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Mathis323,546

Opponents5,376

Elections run

Between 1970 and 1978, Dawson Mathis ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Mathis's biggest single-election total was 95,807 votes, in the 1976 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 2. Mathis's closest win came in the 1970 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 2, decided by 54,618 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Georgia's District 2 or all 1978 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Dawson Mathis received?

Dawson Mathis has received 323,546 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Dawson Mathis’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1978	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	42,234100%	—
1976	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	95,80799.77%	—
1974	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	59,514100%	—
1972	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	65,997100%	—
1970	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	59,99491.77%	Thomas Ragsdale

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000244) and Wikidata (Q1178875). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Dawson Mathis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/dawson-mathis. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.