1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia House District 97
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Mary Jane Galer (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Shay (R) by 34.0 points.
Mary Jane GalerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%7,650
Bill ShayRepublican
33.0%3,769
11,419 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