1978Final results
1978 election for Georgia Governor
Governor · Georgia
George Busbee (D) won with 80.7% of the vote, defeating Rodney M. Cook (R) by 61.3 points.
George BusbeeDemocrat · winner
80.7%534,572
Rodney M. CookRepublican
19.3%128,139
662,711 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET