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1978 Republican primary for Georgia House District 56

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Tommy Tolbert (R) won with 33.8% of the vote, defeating Ted Moore (R) by 18.7 points.

Tommy TolbertRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.8%1,145
Don ButlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.9%1,046
Leon FloydRepublican · winner
20.2%684
Ted MooreRepublican
15.1%513
3,388 votes

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