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1978Final results

1978 election for Georgia House District 34

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Lottie H. Watkins (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Hildred Shumake Jr. (R) by 58.7 points.

Lottie H. WatkinsDemocrat · winner
79.3%2,910
20.7%758
3,668 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+36.81994R+34.51996R+38.21998D+3.72002R+17.42004R+16.42006

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