1980Final results
1980 election for Georgia Senate District 56
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Haskew Brantley (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Revere Ervin (D) by 4.8 points.
Haskew BrantleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%34,965
Paul Revere ErvinDemocrat
47.6%31,735
66,701 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