1978 House elections · Georgia districts

Georgia U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of Georgia's congressional districts in 1978 (Democratic 9, Republican 1): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 9
Republican 1

District 1

District history

Ronald Ginn DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ronald Ginn Won	DEM	36,961	100.00%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		36,962

Official source: data

District 2

District history

Dawson Mathis DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dawson Mathis Won	DEM	42,234	100.00%
Write-in	—	2	0.01%
Total		42,236

Official source: data

District 3

District history

Jack Brinkley DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Brinkley Won	DEM	54,881	100.00%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		54,882

Official source: data

District 4

District history

Elliott H. Levitas DEM +61.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Elliott H. Levitas Won	DEM	60,284	80.90%
Homer Cheung	REP	14,221	19.09%
Write-in	—	8	0.01%
Total		74,513

Official source: data

District 5

District history

Wyche Fowler DEM +51.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wyche Fowler Won	DEM	52,739	75.48%
Thomas P. Bowles	REP	17,132	24.52%
Write-in	—	4	0.01%
Total		69,875

Official source: data

District 6

District history

Newt Gingrich REP +8.8 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Newt Gingrich Won	REP	47,078	54.40%
Virginia Shapard	DEM	39,451	45.59%
Write-in	—	11	0.01%
Total		86,540

Official source: data

District 7

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Larry P. McDonald DEM +33.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Larry P. McDonald Won	DEM	47,090	66.49%
Earnest Norsworthy	REP	23,698	33.46%
Write-in	—	38	0.05%
Total		70,826

Official source: data

District 8

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Bill Lee Evans DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Lee Evans Won	DEM	41,184	99.98%
Write-in	—	9	0.02%
Total		41,193

Official source: data

District 9

District history

Ed Jenkins DEM +53.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ed Jenkins Won	DEM	47,264	76.93%
David G. Ashworth	REP	14,172	23.07%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		61,437

Official source: data

District 10

District history

Doug Barnard DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Doug Barnard Won	DEM	50,122	99.98%
Write-in	—	8	0.02%
Total		50,130

Official source: data

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