1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia House District 65
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Thomas Kilgore (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Marshall Helms (R) by 14.8 points.
Thomas KilgoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%3,432
Marshall HelmsRepublican
42.6%2,545
5,977 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