1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 43
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
John W. Greer (D) won with 25.4% of the vote, defeating Hugh Dorsey (D) by 6.6 points.
John W. GreerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.4%38,856
Barbara H. CouchDemocrat · winner
22.3%34,101
Hugh DorseyDemocrat
18.8%28,803
Jim BellDemocrat · winner
17.4%26,606
F. W. GriffinDemocrat
16.1%24,678
153,044 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET