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1980Final results

1980 election for Georgia Senate District 55

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Lawrence Stumbaugh (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Bobby Roberts (R) by 33.0 points.

Lawrence StumbaughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%22,168
Bobby RobertsRepublican
33.5%11,171
33,352 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+7.41972D+8.11974D+33.01980D+36.91982D+13.61984D+31.21986

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