1980Final results

1980 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 1

Name: 1980 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 1
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Forest Hays Jr. (D) won with 42.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Russell (D) by 18.0 points.

Forest Hays Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

42.4%7,645

Wayne Snow Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

33.2%5,994

24.4%4,397

18,036 votes

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