1980Final resultsSpecial election
1980 special election for Georgia Senate District 14
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Bud McKenzie (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Murray (D) by 4.6 points.
Bud McKenzieDemocrat · winner
52.3%9,163
Bill MurrayDemocrat
47.7%8,363
17,526 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)