1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia House District 47
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Joe Burton (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating G. Michael Smith (D) by 34.2 points.
Joe BurtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%5,982
G. Michael SmithDemocrat
32.9%2,933
8,916 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