1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia Senate District 56
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Haskew Brantley (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating George Ivey (D) by 21.4 points.
Haskew BrantleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%15,248
George IveyDemocrat
39.3%9,880
25,129 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