1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia House District 51
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Mobley Peggy Childs (D) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Ross M. Goddard (R) by 54.0 points.
Mobley Peggy ChildsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.0%2,814
Ross M. GoddardRepublican
23.0%840
3,654 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