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1978Final results

1978 election for Georgia House District 124

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Joseph A. Battle (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Mike White (Ind) by 26.3 points.

Joseph A. BattleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%1,624
Mike WhiteIndependent
29.6%859
Ervin D. SmithRepublican
14.5%422
2,905 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

EvenR+22.11980D+9.41986D+17.92008D+6.52010R+31.72022R+31.52024

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