1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 117
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Ben Jessup (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Watson Dykes (D) by 11.6 points.
Ben JessupDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%5,031
Tom Watson DykesDemocrat
44.2%3,985
9,016 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET