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1978Final results

1978 election for Georgia House District 46

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Cathey W. Steinberg (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Charlie Plowman (R) by 43.7 points.

Cathey W. SteinbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.9%2,178
Charlie PlowmanRepublican
28.1%853
3,031 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

EvenD+43.71978D+25.01980D+37.41982D+13.91984D+37.01986D+32.91988

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