1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Georgia House District 89
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Donald E. Cheeks (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Bob Beckham (R) by 2.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donald E. CheeksDemocrat · winner
51.2%2,387
Bob BeckhamRepublican · incumbent
48.8%2,272
4,659 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