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1976Final results

1976 election for Georgia House District 44

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John Linder (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry Burrows (D) by 26.4 points.

John LinderRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%8,376
36.8%4,875
13,251 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+51.81990D+44.92008R+10.72018R+3.72020R+17.82022R+13.72024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET