1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia Senate District 30
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Wayne Garner (D) won with 75.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph Harper (R) by 51.8 points.
Wayne GarnerDemocrat · winner
75.9%20,553
Ralph HarperRepublican
24.1%6,527
27,081 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