1976Flipped from independentFinal results
1976 election for Georgia House District 48
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Bill Noble (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Marilyn W. Handsel (D) by 14.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
Bill NobleRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%6,916
Marilyn W. HandselDemocrat
42.6%5,142
12,059 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