1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Georgia House District 78
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
3 seats: Matthew Mulherin (D), Bernard F. Miles (D), Donald E. Cheeks (D) won.
3 seatsMatthew MulherinDemocrat · winner
20.1%17,343
Bernard F. MilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.5%16,814
Donald E. CheeksDemocrat · winner
18.6%16,058
Reginald MaxwellRepublican · incumbent
15.1%12,966
Bobby CheeksRepublican
13.5%11,667
Michael TaylorRepublican
13.1%11,261
86,112 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET