1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 56
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
William C. Mangum (D) won with 20.7% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Jones (D) by 6.0 points.
William C. MangumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.7%6,010
Ken WorkmanDemocrat · winner
14.7%4,268
Donald L. JonesDemocrat
14.7%4,267
Betty AaronDemocrat
14.6%4,241
Melvin BakerDemocrat
14.4%4,188
Joe J. JohnstonDemocrat · incumbent
11.0%3,187
Ralph ThomasDemocrat
3.6%1,056
John RidleyDemocrat
3.4%990
Harold MoneyDemocrat
1.5%424
John F. WestDemocrat
1.4%405
29,036 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
William C. Mangum (D)Ken Workman (D)Donald L. Jones (D)Betty Aaron (D)Melvin Baker (D)Joe J. Johnston (D)
Also on the ballot: Ralph Thomas (Democrat), 3.6%; John Ridley (Democrat), 3.4%; Harold Money (Democrat), 1.5%; John F. West (Democrat), 1.4%