1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia House District 53
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Doug Vandiford (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Roy F. Groves Jr. (R) by 43.4 points.
Doug VandifordDemocrat · winner
71.7%2,075
Roy F. Groves Jr.Republican
28.3%819
2,894 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