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1980Final results

1980 election for Georgia House District 38

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Lorenzo Benn (D) won with 96.2% of the vote, defeating Adolphus B. Bolton (R) by 92.4 points.

Lorenzo BennDemocrat · winner
96.2%7,747
3.8%305
8,052 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

EvenD+92.41980R+30.31992R+51.01994R+6.92004D+2.92008R+13.62010

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