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1978Final results

1978 election for Georgia Senate District 6

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Richard William Littlefield Jr. (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Virginia Ramsey (R) by 40.5 points.

70.2%8,177
Virginia RamseyRepublican
29.8%3,465
11,642 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

EvenR+2.91992R+26.01994R+31.11998R+45.72000R+4.32002D+7.32004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET