United States Senate election in Georgia, 1980
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The 1980 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 2, 1980. Incumbent Democratic
U.S. Senator and former Governor of Georgia Herman Talmadge
decided to run for re-election and lost a close race to Mack Mattingly
, Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party
. 1980 resulted in a landslide election for Republicans that would come to be known as the Reagan Revolution.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
U.S. Senator and former Governor of Georgia Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served as governor of Georgia briefly in 1947 and again from 1948 to 1955. His term was marked by his segregationist policies. After leaving office Talmadge was elected to the U.S...
decided to run for re-election and lost a close race to Mack Mattingly
Mack Mattingly
Mack Francis Mattingly served one term as a United States senator from Georgia, the first Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate from that state since Reconstruction.-Early life:...
, Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party
Georgia Republican Party
The Georgia Republican Party is one of the two major political parties in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party .-Current structure:...
. 1980 resulted in a landslide election for Republicans that would come to be known as the Reagan Revolution.