1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 56

Name: 1980 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 56
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Betty Aaron (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Joe J. Johnston (D) by 37.5 points.

Betty AaronDemocrat · winner

68.8%8,299

Joe J. JohnstonDemocrat · incumbent

31.2%3,772

12,071 votes

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