1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia House District 48
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Betty Jo Williams (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Sid Johnson (D) by 8.7 points.
Betty Jo WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%6,691
Sid JohnsonDemocrat
45.6%5,619
12,311 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