1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia House District 59
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
R. Tom Phillips (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Tom White (D) by 20.4 points.
R. Tom PhillipsRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%5,839
Tom WhiteDemocrat
39.8%3,862
9,702 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