1980Final results

1980 election for Georgia House District 42

Name: 1980 election for Georgia House District 42
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Virlyn B. Smith (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Ronald L. Rigsby (D) by 3.3 points.

Virlyn B. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent

51.6%5,869

48.4%5,496

11,365 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

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