1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Georgia House District 46
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Cathey W. Steinberg (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating George Petro (R) by 14.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Cathey W. SteinbergDemocrat · winner
57.3%4,259
George PetroRepublican · incumbent
42.7%3,174
7,433 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET