1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 9
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Joe T. Wood (D) won with 33.0% of the vote, defeating W. H. Jones (D) by 22.1 points.
Joe T. WoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.0%16,244
Jerry D. JacksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.0%14,773
Bobby LawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.0%12,772
W. H. JonesDemocrat
10.9%5,382
49,171 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET