1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia House District 117
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Ben Jessup (D) won with 87.2% of the vote, defeating Carl Jacob Kuipers Sr. (R) by 74.5 points.
Ben JessupDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.2%2,426
Carl Jacob Kuipers Sr.Republican
12.8%355
2,781 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET