1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 88
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Sam Nicholson (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Tinley (D) by 14.9 points.
Sam NicholsonDemocrat · winner
50.5%1,882
Tom TinleyDemocrat
35.6%1,326
Patricia Dillion MarcusDemocrat
14.0%521
3,729 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET