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1978Final results

1978 election for Georgia House District 23

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Luther Colbert (R) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Hal S. Crawford (D) by 32.1 points.

Luther ColbertRepublican · winner
66.1%5,901
33.9%3,030
8,932 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+34.91976R+32.11978R+50.01988D+19.52002R+70.52004R+49.72018

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