1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia Senate District 48
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Steve Reynolds (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Kerry J. Kay (R) by 16.4 points.
Steve ReynoldsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%28,421
Kerry J. KayRepublican
41.8%20,423
48,845 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