1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 23
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Jimmy Lester (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry D. Hooks (D) by 47.6 points.
Jimmy LesterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%7,327
Jerry D. HooksDemocrat
26.2%2,601
9,928 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET