1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia House District 96
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Gary Cason (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating William G. Schafer (D) by 24.3 points.
Gary CasonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%6,737
William G. SchaferDemocrat
37.9%4,103
10,840 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