1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Georgia House District 56
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
3 seats: Betty Aaron (D), William C. Mangum (D), Ken Workman (D) won.
3 seatsBetty AaronDemocrat · winner
25.0%17,096
William C. MangumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.9%16,287
Ken WorkmanDemocrat · winner
18.9%12,885
Tommy TolbertRepublican · incumbent
17.9%12,222
Don ButlerRepublican
14.3%9,773
68,264 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