1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia House District 24
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Kil Townsend (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating John Ridley (D) by 28.3 points.
Kil TownsendRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%5,966
John RidleyDemocrat
35.9%3,337
9,303 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