1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 18
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ed Barker (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Joel Willis (D) by 44.3 points.
Ed BarkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%13,126
Joel WillisDemocrat
27.9%5,067
18,193 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET