1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 74

Name: 1980 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 74
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Denny Dobbs (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Phil Johnson (D) by 6.5 points.

Denny DobbsDemocrat · winner

53.2%3,755

Phil JohnsonDemocrat · incumbent

46.8%3,299

7,054 votes

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