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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia House District 78

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ron Crews (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Curt Thompson (D) by 5.1 points.

Ron CrewsRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%5,006
47.5%4,524
9,530 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+21.01994R+5.11996D+3.71998D+15.82000D+45.22002D+49.62014

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