1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia House District 89
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Donald E. Cheeks (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Waldron (R) by 32.5 points.
Donald E. CheeksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%5,615
Jim WaldronRepublican
33.7%2,860
8,475 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