1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia Senate District 43
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Tom Scott (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph C. McCoy (R) by 61.7 points.
Tom ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%8,457
Joseph C. McCoyRepublican
19.2%2,006
10,463 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