1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 21
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
A. L. Burruss (D) won with 43.0% of the vote, defeating Al Cochran (D) by 17.6 points.
A. L. BurrussDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.0%25,857
Al CochranDemocrat
25.5%15,306
Pat DunnDemocrat
19.8%11,868
John R. HardyDemocrat
7.4%4,417
Charles KapetanakosDemocrat
4.4%2,643
60,091 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
A. L. Burruss (D)Al Cochran (D)Pat Dunn (D)John R. Hardy (D)
Also on the ballot: Charles Kapetanakos (Democrat), 4.4%