1980Final results
1980 election for U.S. Senate in Georgia
U.S. Senate · Georgia
Mack Mattingly (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Herman E. Talmadge (D) by 1.7 points.
Mack MattinglyRepublican · winner
50.9%803,686
Herman E. TalmadgeDemocrat
49.1%776,143
1,579,829 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Herman E. TalmadgeMack Mattingly
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$661.8K
$2.2M
Spent by the campaign
$623K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980