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1978Final results

1978 election for Georgia House District 22

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Dorothy Felton (R) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating James B. Gilmore (D) by 61.8 points.

Dorothy FeltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.9%6,101
19.1%1,440
7,541 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+34.01972R+49.91976R+61.81978R+61.41988D+27.61996D+25.82000

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