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1980Final results

1980 election for Georgia Senate District 52

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Dan Fincher (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Lynn Garner (R) by 58.5 points.

Dan FincherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.3%18,389
Lynn GarnerRepublican
20.7%4,808
23,197 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

EvenD+6.91994D+20.11996D+29.01998D+9.02000R+8.42002R+27.82004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET