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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Georgia (District 05)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Wyche Fowler*
(D)		 Thomas Bowles
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 52,73975.5% 17,13224.5% 40.0% 35,607 69,875
Total R vote: 17,132 (24.5%)      Total D vote: 52,739 (75.5%)      Total Other vote: 4 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $142,684 $27,374
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/GA/05/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Wyche Fowler*
Total Disbursements: $142,684

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/GA/05/1978

Thomas Bowles
Total Disbursements: $27,374

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Thomas Bowles 3,047 67.5%
2   Cecilia Warmath 991 22.0%
3   Robert Vines 474 10.5%
TOTAL VOTES 4,512  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Wyche Fowler 45,411 79.7%
2   Clint Deveaux 9,997 17.5%
3   Harry Belfor 1,582 2.8%
TOTAL VOTES 56,990