DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992

Bobby Lawson

Bobby Lawson ran in 15 elections between 1976 and 1992, winning 14. Served in the Georgia House of Representatives (District 9 and District 20).

Last office: Georgia House of Representatives, District 20

Elections: 15; 1976–1992
Won: 14; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Lawson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 9 Georgia House of Representatives, District 20Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Lawson has run

Margin: how far Lawson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1992	Georgia House of Representatives, District 20	General	Won	George Dobbs (R)	60.3%	D+20.5
1990	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	General	Won	Wyc Orr (D), Jerry D. Jackson (D), Roy Underwood (R)	18.5%	R+9.1
1988	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	General	Won	Jerry D. Jackson (D), Wyc Orr (D), James P. Hulsey (R)	29.5%	D+0.3
1988	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Primary	Won	Jerry D. Jackson (D), Wyc Orr (D), H. Wayne Clark (D)	31.7%	+0.5
1986	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	General	Won	Joe T. Wood (D), Jerry D. Jackson (D)	33.4%	R+0.1
1986	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Primary	Won	Jerry D. Jackson (D), Joe T. Wood (D), Wyc Orr (D)	19.1%	−10.5
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	General	Won	Joe T. Wood (D), Jerry D. Jackson (D)	32.9%	R+1.1
1984	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Primary	Won	Joe T. Wood (D), Jerry D. Jackson (D), Mike Holland (D)	32%	−0.8
1982	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	General	Won	Joe T. Wood (D), Jerry D. Jackson (D)	33.1%	R+0.7
1982	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Primary	Won	Jerry D. Jackson (D), Joe T. Wood (D), Ken Parker (D)	31.1%	+0.5
1980	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	General	Won	Joe T. Wood (D), Jerry D. Jackson (D)	33.2%	R+0.7
1980	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Primary	Won	Joe T. Wood (D), Jerry D. Jackson (D), W. H. Jones (D)	26%	−7.1
1978	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	General	Won	Joe T. Wood (D), Jerry D. Jackson (D)	33.3%	R+0.4
1978	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Primary	Won	Jerry D. Jackson (D), Joe T. Wood (D), John E. Buffington (D)	22.5%	−3.2
1976	Georgia House of Representatives, District 9	Primary	Lost	Jerry D. Jackson (D), Doug Whitmire (D), Joe T. Wood (D)	17.3%	−11.1

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Lawson has held

Georgia House of Representatives, District 20 · 1993–1994
Georgia House of Representatives, District 9 · 1979–1992

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Lawson has run against

George Dobbs (R) · 1992 election, won
Wyc Orr (D) · 1990 election, won
Jerry D. Jackson (D) · 1988 election, won
Joe T. Wood (D) · 1986 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)