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1978Final results

1978 election for Georgia House District 25

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John Savage (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Alexander Suto (D) by 25.0 points.

John SavageRepublican · winner
61.1%4,759
36.1%2,814
2.7%213
7,786 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+25.01978D+8.31980R+18.51982R+5.11986R+12.41988D+3.61996

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

The candidates

John Savage (R)Alexander Suto (D)

Also on the ballot: Michael W. Lipson (Libertarian), 2.7%