1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Georgia

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County	Turnout	George Busbee* (D)		Rodney Cook (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Appling	12%	931	83.4%	185	16.6%	0	0.0%	746	1,116
Atkinson	15%	482	87.0%	72	13.0%	0	0.0%	410	554
Bacon	28%	1,278	79.8%	324	20.2%	0	0.0%	954	1,602
Baker	18%	350	83.5%	69	16.5%	0	0.0%	281	419
Baldwin	13%	2,277	72.2%	876	27.8%	0	0.0%	1,401	3,153
Banks	19%	913	87.1%	135	12.9%	0	0.0%	778	1,048
Barrow	20%	2,306	84.7%	415	15.3%	0	0.0%	1,891	2,721
Bartow	15%	3,013	78.9%	808	21.1%	0	0.0%	2,205	3,821
Ben Hill	19%	1,726	89.3%	206	10.7%	0	0.0%	1,520	1,932
Berrien	15%	1,069	86.2%	171	13.8%	0	0.0%	898	1,240
Bibb	19%	15,502	83.7%	3,009	16.3%	0	0.0%	12,493	18,511
Bleckley	16%	927	80.3%	227	19.7%	0	0.0%	700	1,154
Brantley	13%	564	85.6%	95	14.4%	0	0.0%	469	659
Brooks	15%	1,143	84.0%	218	16.0%	0	0.0%	925	1,361
Bryan	16%	754	83.7%	147	16.3%	0	0.0%	607	901
Bulloch	10%	1,988	82.3%	428	17.7%	0	0.0%	1,560	2,416
Burke	20%	2,083	89.9%	234	10.1%	0	0.0%	1,849	2,317
Butts	24%	1,765	85.2%	307	14.8%	0	0.0%	1,458	2,072
Calhoun	30%	1,073	94.4%	64	5.6%	0	0.0%	1,009	1,137
Camden	16%	1,140	85.7%	190	14.3%	0	0.0%	950	1,330
Candler	21%	889	88.0%	121	12.0%	0	0.0%	768	1,010
Carroll	22%	6,372	81.3%	1,468	18.7%	0	0.0%	4,904	7,840
Catoosa	13%	2,387	82.7%	499	17.3%	0	0.0%	1,888	2,886
Charlton	15%	526	83.9%	101	16.1%	0	0.0%	425	627
Chatham	15%	16,174	83.2%	3,268	16.8%	0	0.0%	12,906	19,442
Chattahoochee	2%	273	84.8%	49	15.2%	0	0.0%	224	322
Chattooga	17%	2,234	90.5%	234	9.5%	0	0.0%	2,000	2,468
Cherokee	13%	2,921	77.2%	864	22.8%	0	0.0%	2,057	3,785
Clarke	14%	6,445	84.5%	1,185	15.5%	0	0.0%	5,260	7,630
Clay	20%	418	91.5%	39	8.5%	0	0.0%	379	457
Clayton	20%	12,857	74.3%	4,438	25.7%	0	0.0%	8,419	17,295
Clinch	13%	495	91.2%	48	8.8%	0	0.0%	447	543
Cobb	21%	28,065	71.8%	11,028	28.2%	0	0.0%	17,037	39,093
Coffee	10%	1,409	83.0%	289	17.0%	0	0.0%	1,120	1,698
Colquitt	13%	2,511	84.6%	457	15.4%	0	0.0%	2,054	2,968
Columbia	14%	2,567	79.2%	674	20.8%	0	0.0%	1,893	3,241
Cook	14%	989	87.7%	139	12.3%	0	0.0%	850	1,128
Coweta	23%	4,574	82.8%	950	17.2%	0	0.0%	3,624	5,524
Crawford	17%	675	87.7%	95	12.3%	0	0.0%	580	770
Crisp	13%	1,381	86.5%	216	13.5%	0	0.0%	1,165	1,597
Dade	12%	781	87.6%	111	12.4%	0	0.0%	670	892
Dawson	19%	445	77.9%	126	22.1%	0	0.0%	319	571
De Kalb	23%	55,034	74.5%	18,836	25.5%	0	0.0%	36,198	73,870
Decatur	17%	2,136	81.8%	474	18.2%	0	0.0%	1,662	2,610
Dodge	16%	1,564	89.1%	191	10.9%	0	0.0%	1,373	1,755
Dooly	23%	1,389	90.4%	147	9.6%	0	0.0%	1,242	1,536
Dougherty	18%	9,138	85.4%	1,561	14.6%	0	0.0%	7,577	10,699
Douglas	22%	5,064	75.0%	1,689	25.0%	0	0.0%	3,375	6,753
Early	18%	1,296	89.4%	154	10.6%	0	0.0%	1,142	1,450
Echols	13%	158	90.3%	17	9.7%	0	0.0%	141	175
Effingham	17%	1,436	80.8%	341	19.2%	0	0.0%	1,095	1,777
Elbert	16%	1,700	87.4%	244	12.6%	0	0.0%	1,456	1,944
Emanuel	18%	1,996	88.8%	253	11.2%	0	0.0%	1,743	2,249
Evans	16%	743	90.2%	81	9.8%	0	0.0%	662	824
Fannin	31%	1,728	56.6%	1,323	43.4%	0	0.0%	405	3,051
Fayette	34%	4,190	76.1%	1,317	23.9%	0	0.0%	2,873	5,507
Floyd	23%	9,783	80.1%	2,425	19.9%	0	0.0%	7,358	12,208
Forsyth	18%	2,302	78.1%	646	21.9%	0	0.0%	1,656	2,948
Franklin	15%	1,262	87.6%	179	12.4%	0	0.0%	1,083	1,441
Fulton	23%	73,343	78.0%	20,722	22.0%	0	0.0%	52,621	94,065
Gilmer	14%	722	70.5%	302	29.5%	0	0.0%	420	1,024
Glascock	13%	180	82.6%	38	17.4%	0	0.0%	142	218
Glynn	23%	6,688	80.3%	1,641	19.7%	0	0.0%	5,047	8,329
Gordon	15%	2,283	80.8%	544	19.2%	0	0.0%	1,739	2,827
Grady	16%	1,737	86.3%	275	13.7%	0	0.0%	1,462	2,012
Greene	18%	1,187	91.3%	113	8.7%	0	0.0%	1,074	1,300
Gwinnett	21%	14,989	76.8%	4,540	23.2%	0	0.0%	10,449	19,529
Habersham	15%	2,103	83.6%	413	16.4%	0	0.0%	1,690	2,516
Hall	15%	5,785	80.8%	1,373	19.2%	0	0.0%	4,412	7,158
Hancock	18%	987	94.9%	53	5.1%	0	0.0%	934	1,040
Haralson	21%	2,165	85.1%	379	14.9%	0	0.0%	1,786	2,544
Harris	28%	2,384	88.8%	301	11.2%	0	0.0%	2,083	2,685
Hart	15%	1,512	85.7%	253	14.3%	0	0.0%	1,259	1,765
Heard	24%	807	83.9%	155	16.1%	0	0.0%	652	962
Henry	25%	4,175	75.1%	1,387	24.9%	0	0.0%	2,788	5,562
Houston	20%	8,139	83.7%	1,584	16.3%	0	0.0%	6,555	9,723
Irwin	16%	755	86.7%	116	13.3%	0	0.0%	639	871
Jackson	17%	2,391	87.7%	334	12.3%	0	0.0%	2,057	2,725
Jasper	25%	976	84.6%	178	15.4%	0	0.0%	798	1,154
Jeff Davis	10%	552	80.6%	133	19.4%	0	0.0%	419	685
Jefferson	16%	1,646	88.0%	225	12.0%	0	0.0%	1,421	1,871
Jenkins	18%	899	91.5%	84	8.5%	0	0.0%	815	983
Johnson	18%	829	83.9%	159	16.1%	0	0.0%	670	988
Jones	17%	1,440	82.0%	316	18.0%	0	0.0%	1,124	1,756
Lamar	26%	1,648	82.6%	347	17.4%	0	0.0%	1,301	1,995
Lanier	13%	403	91.2%	39	8.8%	0	0.0%	364	442
Laurens	27%	5,308	85.2%	920	14.8%	0	0.0%	4,388	6,228
Lee	16%	850	79.0%	226	21.0%	0	0.0%	624	1,076
Liberty	6%	1,245	89.2%	150	10.8%	0	0.0%	1,095	1,395
Lincoln	19%	703	87.1%	104	12.9%	0	0.0%	599	807
Long	26%	631	88.7%	80	11.3%	0	0.0%	551	711
Lowndes	10%	3,261	77.5%	949	22.5%	0	0.0%	2,312	4,210
Lumpkin	14%	811	81.8%	180	18.2%	0	0.0%	631	991
Macon	19%	1,511	90.6%	157	9.4%	0	0.0%	1,354	1,668
Madison	13%	1,172	81.1%	273	18.9%	0	0.0%	899	1,445
Marion	22%	575	80.9%	136	19.1%	0	0.0%	439	711
McDuffie	13%	1,262	86.6%	196	13.4%	0	0.0%	1,066	1,458
McIntosh	15%	666	90.4%	71	9.6%	0	0.0%	595	737
Meriwether	19%	2,169	88.5%	281	11.5%	0	0.0%	1,888	2,450
Miller	13%	429	77.3%	126	22.7%	0	0.0%	303	555
Mitchell	16%	1,759	85.4%	300	14.6%	0	0.0%	1,459	2,059
Monroe	20%	1,594	87.9%	219	12.1%	0	0.0%	1,375	1,813
Montgomery	17%	625	83.2%	126	16.8%	0	0.0%	499	751
Morgan	20%	1,241	87.6%	175	12.4%	0	0.0%	1,066	1,416
Murray	9%	817	82.9%	169	17.1%	0	0.0%	648	986
Muscogee	22%	22,356	88.5%	2,910	11.5%	0	0.0%	19,446	25,266
Newton	17%	2,993	83.9%	575	16.1%	0	0.0%	2,418	3,568
Oconee	39%	2,448	84.2%	458	15.8%	0	0.0%	1,990	2,906
Oglethorpe	21%	985	84.7%	178	15.3%	0	0.0%	807	1,163
Paulding	18%	2,217	78.6%	603	21.4%	0	0.0%	1,614	2,820
Peach	22%	2,384	90.3%	257	9.7%	0	0.0%	2,127	2,641
Pickens	20%	1,193	80.0%	298	20.0%	0	0.0%	895	1,491
Pierce	14%	924	89.5%	108	10.5%	0	0.0%	816	1,032
Pike	28%	1,320	83.8%	255	16.2%	0	0.0%	1,065	1,575
Polk	18%	3,104	83.3%	622	16.7%	0	0.0%	2,482	3,726
Pulaski	15%	758	87.5%	108	12.5%	0	0.0%	650	866
Putnam	16%	890	87.9%	122	12.1%	0	0.0%	768	1,012
Quitman	40%	558	93.8%	37	6.2%	0	0.0%	521	595
Rabun	19%	1,095	84.2%	205	15.8%	0	0.0%	890	1,300
Randolph	31%	1,753	92.4%	144	7.6%	0	0.0%	1,609	1,897
Richmond	20%	19,515	80.7%	4,665	19.3%	0	0.0%	14,850	24,180
Rockdale	22%	3,582	77.3%	1,049	22.7%	0	0.0%	2,533	4,631
Schley	16%	279	82.3%	60	17.7%	0	0.0%	219	339
Screven	12%	1,010	91.7%	91	8.3%	0	0.0%	919	1,101
Seminole	26%	1,233	88.5%	160	11.5%	0	0.0%	1,073	1,393
Spalding	24%	6,225	85.5%	1,055	14.5%	0	0.0%	5,170	7,280
Stephens	14%	1,700	86.3%	271	13.7%	0	0.0%	1,429	1,971
Stewart	21%	684	87.2%	100	12.8%	0	0.0%	584	784
Sumter	13%	1,967	83.7%	383	16.3%	0	0.0%	1,584	2,350
Talbot	29%	1,145	92.8%	89	7.2%	0	0.0%	1,056	1,234
Taliaferro	18%	234	93.2%	17	6.8%	0	0.0%	217	251
Tattnall	9%	887	80.0%	222	20.0%	0	0.0%	665	1,109
Taylor	29%	1,309	89.7%	151	10.3%	0	0.0%	1,158	1,460
Telfair	18%	1,175	86.6%	182	13.4%	0	0.0%	993	1,357
Terrell	21%	1,381	86.4%	218	13.6%	0	0.0%	1,163	1,599
Thomas	16%	3,330	85.9%	546	14.1%	0	0.0%	2,784	3,876
Tift	11%	1,952	83.5%	386	16.5%	0	0.0%	1,566	2,338
Toombs	13%	1,462	79.2%	384	20.8%	0	0.0%	1,078	1,846
Towns	21%	655	80.1%	163	19.9%	0	0.0%	492	818
Treutlen	23%	733	84.6%	133	15.4%	0	0.0%	600	866
Troup	21%	6,011	90.3%	647	9.7%	0	0.0%	5,364	6,658
Turner	15%	743	87.3%	108	12.7%	0	0.0%	635	851
Twiggs	19%	938	87.6%	133	12.4%	0	0.0%	805	1,071
Union	17%	847	82.2%	183	17.8%	0	0.0%	664	1,030
Upson	21%	3,221	89.0%	399	11.0%	0	0.0%	2,822	3,620
Walker	11%	3,554	85.3%	613	14.7%	0	0.0%	2,941	4,167
Walton	18%	2,898	84.7%	522	15.3%	0	0.0%	2,376	3,420
Ware	12%	2,540	88.5%	330	11.5%	0	0.0%	2,210	2,870
Warren	15%	524	85.6%	88	14.4%	0	0.0%	436	612
Washington	15%	1,542	87.1%	228	12.9%	0	0.0%	1,314	1,770
Wayne	16%	1,596	79.4%	415	20.6%	0	0.0%	1,181	2,011
Webster	19%	251	89.3%	30	10.7%	0	0.0%	221	281
Wheeler	17%	473	86.5%	74	13.5%	0	0.0%	399	547
White	19%	1,056	84.5%	194	15.5%	0	0.0%	862	1,250
Whitfield	9%	3,110	80.4%	760	19.6%	0	0.0%	2,350	3,870
Wilcox	18%	768	87.4%	111	12.6%	0	0.0%	657	879
Wilkes	25%	1,640	91.8%	147	8.2%	0	0.0%	1,493	1,787
Wilkinson	24%	1,190	78.1%	333	21.9%	0	0.0%	857	1,523
Worth	15%	1,289	80.1%	320	19.9%	0	0.0%	969	1,609
TOTAL	20%	534,572	80.6%	128,139	19.3%	151	0.0%	406,433	662,862
Total R vote: 128,139 (19.3%)      Total D vote: 534,572 (80.6%)      Total Other vote: 151 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$323,206		$62,063
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Appling County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	931	83.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	185	16.6%
TOTAL	1,116
Turnout: 12%

1978 Governor, Atkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	482	87.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	72	13.0%
TOTAL	554
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Bacon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,278	79.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	324	20.2%
TOTAL	1,602
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Baker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	350	83.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	69	16.5%
TOTAL	419
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Baldwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,277	72.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	876	27.8%
TOTAL	3,153
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Banks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	913	87.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	135	12.9%
TOTAL	1,048
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Barrow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,306	84.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	415	15.3%
TOTAL	2,721
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Bartow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	3,013	78.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	808	21.1%
TOTAL	3,821
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Ben Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,726	89.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	206	10.7%
TOTAL	1,932
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Berrien County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,069	86.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	171	13.8%
TOTAL	1,240
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Bibb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	15,502	83.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	3,009	16.3%
TOTAL	18,511
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Bleckley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	927	80.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	227	19.7%
TOTAL	1,154
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Brantley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	564	85.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	95	14.4%
TOTAL	659
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Brooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,143	84.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	218	16.0%
TOTAL	1,361
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Bryan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	754	83.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	147	16.3%
TOTAL	901
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Bulloch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,988	82.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	428	17.7%
TOTAL	2,416
Turnout: 10%

1978 Governor, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,083	89.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	234	10.1%
TOTAL	2,317
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Butts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,765	85.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	307	14.8%
TOTAL	2,072
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,073	94.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	64	5.6%
TOTAL	1,137
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,140	85.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	190	14.3%
TOTAL	1,330
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Candler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	889	88.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	121	12.0%
TOTAL	1,010
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	6,372	81.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,468	18.7%
TOTAL	7,840
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Catoosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,387	82.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	499	17.3%
TOTAL	2,886
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Charlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	526	83.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	101	16.1%
TOTAL	627
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	16,174	83.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	3,268	16.8%
TOTAL	19,442
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Chattahoochee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	273	84.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	49	15.2%
TOTAL	322
Turnout: 2%

1978 Governor, Chattooga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,234	90.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	234	9.5%
TOTAL	2,468
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,921	77.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	864	22.8%
TOTAL	3,785
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	6,445	84.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,185	15.5%
TOTAL	7,630
Turnout: 14%

1978 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	418	91.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	39	8.5%
TOTAL	457
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Clayton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	12,857	74.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	4,438	25.7%
TOTAL	17,295
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Clinch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	495	91.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	48	8.8%
TOTAL	543
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Cobb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	28,065	71.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	11,028	28.2%
TOTAL	39,093
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,409	83.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	289	17.0%
TOTAL	1,698
Turnout: 10%

1978 Governor, Colquitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,511	84.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	457	15.4%
TOTAL	2,968
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,567	79.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	674	20.8%
TOTAL	3,241
Turnout: 14%

1978 Governor, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	989	87.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	139	12.3%
TOTAL	1,128
Turnout: 14%

1978 Governor, Coweta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	4,574	82.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	950	17.2%
TOTAL	5,524
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	675	87.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	95	12.3%
TOTAL	770
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Crisp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,381	86.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	216	13.5%
TOTAL	1,597
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Dade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	781	87.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	111	12.4%
TOTAL	892
Turnout: 12%

1978 Governor, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	445	77.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	126	22.1%
TOTAL	571
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	55,034	74.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	18,836	25.5%
TOTAL	73,870
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,136	81.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	474	18.2%
TOTAL	2,610
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,564	89.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	191	10.9%
TOTAL	1,755
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Dooly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,389	90.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	147	9.6%
TOTAL	1,536
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Dougherty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	9,138	85.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,561	14.6%
TOTAL	10,699
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	5,064	75.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,689	25.0%
TOTAL	6,753
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Early County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,296	89.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	154	10.6%
TOTAL	1,450
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Echols County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	158	90.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	17	9.7%
TOTAL	175
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Effingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,436	80.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	341	19.2%
TOTAL	1,777
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Elbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,700	87.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	244	12.6%
TOTAL	1,944
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Emanuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,996	88.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	253	11.2%
TOTAL	2,249
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Evans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	743	90.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	81	9.8%
TOTAL	824
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Fannin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,728	56.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,323	43.4%
TOTAL	3,051
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	4,190	76.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,317	23.9%
TOTAL	5,507
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	9,783	80.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	2,425	19.9%
TOTAL	12,208
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,302	78.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	646	21.9%
TOTAL	2,948
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,262	87.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	179	12.4%
TOTAL	1,441
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	73,343	78.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	20,722	22.0%
TOTAL	94,065
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	722	70.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	302	29.5%
TOTAL	1,024
Turnout: 14%

1978 Governor, Glascock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	180	82.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	38	17.4%
TOTAL	218
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Glynn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	6,688	80.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,641	19.7%
TOTAL	8,329
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Gordon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,283	80.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	544	19.2%
TOTAL	2,827
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Grady County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,737	86.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	275	13.7%
TOTAL	2,012
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,187	91.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	113	8.7%
TOTAL	1,300
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Gwinnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	14,989	76.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	4,540	23.2%
TOTAL	19,529
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Habersham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,103	83.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	413	16.4%
TOTAL	2,516
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	5,785	80.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,373	19.2%
TOTAL	7,158
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	987	94.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	53	5.1%
TOTAL	1,040
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Haralson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,165	85.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	379	14.9%
TOTAL	2,544
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Harris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,384	88.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	301	11.2%
TOTAL	2,685
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Hart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,512	85.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	253	14.3%
TOTAL	1,765
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Heard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	807	83.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	155	16.1%
TOTAL	962
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	4,175	75.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,387	24.9%
TOTAL	5,562
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	8,139	83.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,584	16.3%
TOTAL	9,723
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Irwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	755	86.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	116	13.3%
TOTAL	871
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,391	87.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	334	12.3%
TOTAL	2,725
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	976	84.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	178	15.4%
TOTAL	1,154
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Jeff Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	552	80.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	133	19.4%
TOTAL	685
Turnout: 10%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,646	88.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	225	12.0%
TOTAL	1,871
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Jenkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	899	91.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	84	8.5%
TOTAL	983
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	829	83.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	159	16.1%
TOTAL	988
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,440	82.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	316	18.0%
TOTAL	1,756
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,648	82.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	347	17.4%
TOTAL	1,995
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Lanier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	403	91.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	39	8.8%
TOTAL	442
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	5,308	85.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	920	14.8%
TOTAL	6,228
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	850	79.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	226	21.0%
TOTAL	1,076
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,245	89.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	150	10.8%
TOTAL	1,395
Turnout: 6%

1978 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	703	87.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	104	12.9%
TOTAL	807
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Long County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	631	88.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	80	11.3%
TOTAL	711
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	3,261	77.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	949	22.5%
TOTAL	4,210
Turnout: 10%

1978 Governor, Lumpkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	811	81.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	180	18.2%
TOTAL	991
Turnout: 14%

1978 Governor, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,511	90.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	157	9.4%
TOTAL	1,668
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,172	81.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	273	18.9%
TOTAL	1,445
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	575	80.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	136	19.1%
TOTAL	711
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, McDuffie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,262	86.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	196	13.4%
TOTAL	1,458
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	666	90.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	71	9.6%
TOTAL	737
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Meriwether County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,169	88.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	281	11.5%
TOTAL	2,450
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Miller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	429	77.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	126	22.7%
TOTAL	555
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,759	85.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	300	14.6%
TOTAL	2,059
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,594	87.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	219	12.1%
TOTAL	1,813
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	625	83.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	126	16.8%
TOTAL	751
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,241	87.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	175	12.4%
TOTAL	1,416
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	817	82.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	169	17.1%
TOTAL	986
Turnout: 9%

1978 Governor, Muscogee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	22,356	88.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	2,910	11.5%
TOTAL	25,266
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,993	83.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	575	16.1%
TOTAL	3,568
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,448	84.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	458	15.8%
TOTAL	2,906
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Oglethorpe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	985	84.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	178	15.3%
TOTAL	1,163
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Paulding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,217	78.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	603	21.4%
TOTAL	2,820
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Peach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,384	90.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	257	9.7%
TOTAL	2,641
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,193	80.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	298	20.0%
TOTAL	1,491
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	924	89.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	108	10.5%
TOTAL	1,032
Turnout: 14%

1978 Governor, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,320	83.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	255	16.2%
TOTAL	1,575
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	3,104	83.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	622	16.7%
TOTAL	3,726
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	758	87.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	108	12.5%
TOTAL	866
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	890	87.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	122	12.1%
TOTAL	1,012
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Quitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	558	93.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	37	6.2%
TOTAL	595
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Rabun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,095	84.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	205	15.8%
TOTAL	1,300
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,753	92.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	144	7.6%
TOTAL	1,897
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	19,515	80.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	4,665	19.3%
TOTAL	24,180
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Rockdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	3,582	77.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,049	22.7%
TOTAL	4,631
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Schley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	279	82.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	60	17.7%
TOTAL	339
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Screven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,010	91.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	91	8.3%
TOTAL	1,101
Turnout: 12%

1978 Governor, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,233	88.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	160	11.5%
TOTAL	1,393
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Spalding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	6,225	85.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	1,055	14.5%
TOTAL	7,280
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,700	86.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	271	13.7%
TOTAL	1,971
Turnout: 14%

1978 Governor, Stewart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	684	87.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	100	12.8%
TOTAL	784
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,967	83.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	383	16.3%
TOTAL	2,350
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Talbot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,145	92.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	89	7.2%
TOTAL	1,234
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Taliaferro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	234	93.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	17	6.8%
TOTAL	251
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Tattnall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	887	80.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	222	20.0%
TOTAL	1,109
Turnout: 9%

1978 Governor, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,309	89.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	151	10.3%
TOTAL	1,460
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Telfair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,175	86.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	182	13.4%
TOTAL	1,357
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Terrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,381	86.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	218	13.6%
TOTAL	1,599
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	3,330	85.9%
Rodney Cook (R)	546	14.1%
TOTAL	3,876
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Tift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,952	83.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	386	16.5%
TOTAL	2,338
Turnout: 11%

1978 Governor, Toombs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,462	79.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	384	20.8%
TOTAL	1,846
Turnout: 13%

1978 Governor, Towns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	655	80.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	163	19.9%
TOTAL	818
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Treutlen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	733	84.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	133	15.4%
TOTAL	866
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Troup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	6,011	90.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	647	9.7%
TOTAL	6,658
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	743	87.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	108	12.7%
TOTAL	851
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Twiggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	938	87.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	133	12.4%
TOTAL	1,071
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	847	82.2%
Rodney Cook (R)	183	17.8%
TOTAL	1,030
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Upson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	3,221	89.0%
Rodney Cook (R)	399	11.0%
TOTAL	3,620
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	3,554	85.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	613	14.7%
TOTAL	4,167
Turnout: 11%

1978 Governor, Walton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,898	84.7%
Rodney Cook (R)	522	15.3%
TOTAL	3,420
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Ware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	2,540	88.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	330	11.5%
TOTAL	2,870
Turnout: 12%

1978 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	524	85.6%
Rodney Cook (R)	88	14.4%
TOTAL	612
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,542	87.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	228	12.9%
TOTAL	1,770
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,596	79.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	415	20.6%
TOTAL	2,011
Turnout: 16%

1978 Governor, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	251	89.3%
Rodney Cook (R)	30	10.7%
TOTAL	281
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	473	86.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	74	13.5%
TOTAL	547
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,056	84.5%
Rodney Cook (R)	194	15.5%
TOTAL	1,250
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Whitfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	3,110	80.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	760	19.6%
TOTAL	3,870
Turnout: 9%

1978 Governor, Wilcox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	768	87.4%
Rodney Cook (R)	111	12.6%
TOTAL	879
Turnout: 18%

1978 Governor, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,640	91.8%
Rodney Cook (R)	147	8.2%
TOTAL	1,787
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Wilkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,190	78.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	333	21.9%
TOTAL	1,523
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Worth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Busbee* (D)	1,289	80.1%
Rodney Cook (R)	320	19.9%
TOTAL	1,609
Turnout: 15%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

George Busbee*
Total Disbursements:	$323,206

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Rodney Cook
Total Disbursements:	$62,063