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1970Final results

1970 election for Georgia House District 80

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

2 seats: Henry R. Smith (D), John H. Sherman (R) won.

2 seats
Henry R. SmithDemocrat · winner
25.9%8,004
John H. ShermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.4%7,835
Oscar AllenDemocrat
24.6%7,581
24.1%7,452
30,872 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenD+31.32006R+31.92010R+1.22016D+5.02018D+17.52020D+14.32022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET