1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia House District 43
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
3 seats: Barbara H. Couch (D), John W. Greer (D), Bettye Lowe (R) won.
3 seatsBarbara H. CouchDemocrat · winner
21.7%101,405
John W. GreerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.1%93,544
Bettye LoweRepublican · winner
18.1%84,397
Jim BellDemocrat
15.8%73,562
Robert J. ShawRepublican
12.5%58,064
Rip SartainRepublican
11.9%55,335
466,326 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET