1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia House District 59
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
R. Tom Phillips (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Doug Wilkerson (D) by 33.0 points.
R. Tom PhillipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%17,047
Doug WilkersonDemocrat
33.5%8,589
25,637 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