1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia Senate District 36
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Jack L. Stephens (D) won with 88.0% of the vote, defeating Shelton Martin (R) by 76.0 points.
Jack L. StephensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.0%7,926
Shelton MartinRepublican
12.0%1,082
9,008 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