1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia Senate District 40
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Paul Coverdell (R) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Kay McKenzie (D) by 43.7 points.
Paul CoverdellRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.9%16,868
Kay McKenzieDemocrat
28.1%6,607
23,475 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