1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Georgia (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Sam Nunn* (D)		John Stokes (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Appling	12%	900	84.3%	167	15.7%	0	0.0%	733	1,067
Atkinson	14%	481	90.4%	51	9.6%	0	0.0%	430	532
Bacon	26%	1,275	86.4%	201	13.6%	0	0.0%	1,074	1,476
Baker	16%	318	80.9%	75	19.1%	0	0.0%	243	393
Baldwin	13%	2,525	83.9%	483	16.1%	0	0.0%	2,042	3,008
Banks	19%	925	88.5%	120	11.5%	0	0.0%	805	1,045
Barrow	20%	2,351	87.9%	325	12.1%	0	0.0%	2,026	2,676
Bartow	14%	3,047	84.1%	574	15.9%	0	0.0%	2,473	3,621
Ben Hill	19%	1,744	91.5%	163	8.5%	0	0.0%	1,581	1,907
Berrien	15%	1,116	89.0%	138	11.0%	0	0.0%	978	1,254
Bibb	19%	16,031	86.4%	2,534	13.6%	0	0.0%	13,497	18,565
Bleckley	16%	1,001	85.6%	168	14.4%	0	0.0%	833	1,169
Brantley	13%	606	90.3%	65	9.7%	0	0.0%	541	671
Brooks	13%	1,077	85.7%	180	14.3%	0	0.0%	897	1,257
Bryan	15%	732	84.5%	134	15.5%	0	0.0%	598	866
Bulloch	10%	1,959	83.6%	385	16.4%	0	0.0%	1,574	2,344
Burke	20%	2,089	91.5%	194	8.5%	0	0.0%	1,895	2,283
Butts	23%	1,813	89.9%	203	10.1%	0	0.0%	1,610	2,016
Calhoun	29%	1,005	92.6%	80	7.4%	0	0.0%	925	1,085
Camden	14%	1,022	87.9%	141	12.1%	0	0.0%	881	1,163
Candler	22%	891	84.8%	160	15.2%	0	0.0%	731	1,051
Carroll	22%	6,550	85.2%	1,140	14.8%	0	0.0%	5,410	7,690
Catoosa	12%	2,267	80.3%	557	19.7%	0	0.0%	1,710	2,824
Charlton	15%	534	86.5%	83	13.5%	0	0.0%	451	617
Chatham	16%	17,245	80.1%	4,286	19.9%	0	0.0%	12,959	21,531
Chattahoochee	2%	268	89.0%	33	11.0%	0	0.0%	235	301
Chattooga	17%	2,230	91.4%	211	8.6%	0	0.0%	2,019	2,441
Cherokee	12%	3,054	83.4%	609	16.6%	0	0.0%	2,445	3,663
Clarke	14%	6,580	88.1%	890	11.9%	0	0.0%	5,690	7,470
Clay	19%	402	91.6%	37	8.4%	0	0.0%	365	439
Clayton	19%	13,138	78.4%	3,619	21.6%	0	0.0%	9,519	16,757
Clinch	13%	488	94.0%	31	6.0%	0	0.0%	457	519
Cobb	21%	29,031	75.7%	9,317	24.3%	0	0.0%	19,714	38,348
Coffee	10%	1,433	86.3%	227	13.7%	0	0.0%	1,206	1,660
Colquitt	13%	2,557	86.1%	413	13.9%	0	0.0%	2,144	2,970
Columbia	14%	2,573	80.0%	644	20.0%	0	0.0%	1,929	3,217
Cook	13%	1,000	90.1%	110	9.9%	0	0.0%	890	1,110
Coweta	22%	4,663	86.0%	761	14.0%	0	0.0%	3,902	5,424
Crawford	17%	664	87.3%	97	12.7%	0	0.0%	567	761
Crisp	13%	1,351	88.9%	169	11.1%	0	0.0%	1,182	1,520
Dade	11%	612	75.2%	202	24.8%	0	0.0%	410	814
Dawson	19%	462	82.6%	97	17.4%	0	0.0%	365	559
De Kalb	22%	52,975	76.3%	16,449	23.7%	0	0.0%	36,526	69,424
Decatur	16%	2,062	81.0%	483	19.0%	0	0.0%	1,579	2,545
Dodge	16%	1,579	90.4%	168	9.6%	0	0.0%	1,411	1,747
Dooly	23%	1,419	93.5%	98	6.5%	0	0.0%	1,321	1,517
Dougherty	17%	7,613	72.9%	2,828	27.1%	0	0.0%	4,785	10,441
Douglas	20%	5,221	83.8%	1,008	16.2%	0	0.0%	4,213	6,229
Early	18%	1,285	88.3%	170	11.7%	0	0.0%	1,115	1,455
Echols	12%	149	90.9%	15	9.1%	0	0.0%	134	164
Effingham	16%	1,345	78.1%	378	21.9%	0	0.0%	967	1,723
Elbert	16%	1,774	90.7%	182	9.3%	0	0.0%	1,592	1,956
Emanuel	17%	1,921	88.4%	251	11.6%	0	0.0%	1,670	2,172
Evans	15%	685	85.9%	112	14.1%	0	0.0%	573	797
Fannin	29%	1,624	57.0%	1,225	43.0%	0	0.0%	399	2,849
Fayette	34%	4,344	79.4%	1,127	20.6%	0	0.0%	3,217	5,471
Floyd	22%	9,697	84.1%	1,839	15.9%	0	0.0%	7,858	11,536
Forsyth	17%	2,376	82.1%	518	17.9%	0	0.0%	1,858	2,894
Franklin	14%	1,292	90.4%	137	9.6%	0	0.0%	1,155	1,429
Fulton	23%	76,105	82.8%	15,858	17.2%	0	0.0%	60,247	91,963
Gilmer	13%	697	72.4%	266	27.6%	0	0.0%	431	963
Glascock	13%	193	87.7%	27	12.3%	0	0.0%	166	220
Glynn	23%	6,894	84.4%	1,279	15.6%	0	0.0%	5,615	8,173
Gordon	14%	2,225	83.3%	445	16.7%	0	0.0%	1,780	2,670
Grady	14%	1,693	97.1%	51	2.9%	0	0.0%	1,642	1,744
Greene	18%	1,221	96.1%	50	3.9%	0	0.0%	1,171	1,271
Gwinnett	20%	14,918	77.5%	4,331	22.5%	0	0.0%	10,587	19,249
Habersham	14%	2,169	90.9%	218	9.1%	0	0.0%	1,951	2,387
Hall	15%	5,981	84.7%	1,079	15.3%	0	0.0%	4,902	7,060
Hancock	17%	922	95.0%	49	5.0%	0	0.0%	873	971
Haralson	21%	2,130	87.7%	300	12.3%	0	0.0%	1,830	2,430
Harris	25%	2,177	89.6%	253	10.4%	0	0.0%	1,924	2,430
Hart	16%	1,724	89.3%	207	10.7%	0	0.0%	1,517	1,931
Heard	22%	811	88.8%	102	11.2%	0	0.0%	709	913
Henry	24%	4,316	81.1%	1,008	18.9%	0	0.0%	3,308	5,324
Houston	21%	8,329	83.9%	1,603	16.1%	0	0.0%	6,726	9,932
Irwin	15%	767	90.6%	80	9.4%	0	0.0%	687	847
Jackson	17%	2,430	91.1%	238	8.9%	0	0.0%	2,192	2,668
Jasper	24%	1,006	90.0%	112	10.0%	0	0.0%	894	1,118
Jeff Davis	10%	567	84.4%	105	15.6%	0	0.0%	462	672
Jefferson	16%	1,659	90.6%	172	9.4%	0	0.0%	1,487	1,831
Jenkins	16%	906	99.2%	7	0.8%	0	0.0%	899	913
Johnson	18%	878	89.6%	102	10.4%	0	0.0%	776	980
Jones	17%	1,494	86.8%	228	13.2%	0	0.0%	1,266	1,722
Lamar	24%	1,670	88.2%	223	11.8%	0	0.0%	1,447	1,893
Lanier	12%	386	93.5%	27	6.5%	0	0.0%	359	413
Laurens	25%	5,198	88.6%	667	11.4%	0	0.0%	4,531	5,865
Lee	15%	714	71.3%	287	28.7%	0	0.0%	427	1,001
Liberty	6%	1,194	88.0%	163	12.0%	0	0.0%	1,031	1,357
Lincoln	19%	725	90.5%	76	9.5%	0	0.0%	649	801
Long	25%	622	92.0%	54	8.0%	0	0.0%	568	676
Lowndes	10%	3,368	81.1%	786	18.9%	0	0.0%	2,582	4,154
Lumpkin	14%	863	87.1%	128	12.9%	0	0.0%	735	991
Macon	19%	1,526	91.9%	134	8.1%	0	0.0%	1,392	1,660
Madison	13%	1,210	87.7%	169	12.3%	0	0.0%	1,041	1,379
Marion	20%	578	88.4%	76	11.6%	0	0.0%	502	654
McDuffie	12%	1,252	87.6%	177	12.4%	0	0.0%	1,075	1,429
McIntosh	13%	595	91.5%	55	8.5%	0	0.0%	540	650
Meriwether	18%	2,259	93.0%	170	7.0%	0	0.0%	2,089	2,429
Miller	12%	419	78.3%	116	21.7%	0	0.0%	303	535
Mitchell	16%	1,687	84.1%	319	15.9%	0	0.0%	1,368	2,006
Monroe	19%	1,592	91.4%	149	8.6%	0	0.0%	1,443	1,741
Montgomery	16%	639	86.1%	103	13.9%	0	0.0%	536	742
Morgan	20%	1,284	91.8%	114	8.2%	0	0.0%	1,170	1,398
Murray	8%	775	80.1%	192	19.9%	0	0.0%	583	967
Muscogee	22%	22,137	89.7%	2,534	10.3%	0	0.0%	19,603	24,671
Newton	16%	2,989	87.4%	432	12.6%	0	0.0%	2,557	3,421
Oconee	37%	2,554	90.4%	271	9.6%	0	0.0%	2,283	2,825
Oglethorpe	19%	944	87.7%	132	12.3%	0	0.0%	812	1,076
Paulding	17%	2,234	85.3%	384	14.7%	0	0.0%	1,850	2,618
Peach	24%	2,537	90.6%	263	9.4%	0	0.0%	2,274	2,800
Pickens	18%	1,133	84.9%	201	15.1%	0	0.0%	932	1,334
Pierce	14%	914	90.2%	99	9.8%	0	0.0%	815	1,013
Pike	27%	1,325	87.6%	188	12.4%	0	0.0%	1,137	1,513
Polk	17%	3,077	87.3%	447	12.7%	0	0.0%	2,630	3,524
Pulaski	15%	793	91.4%	75	8.6%	0	0.0%	718	868
Putnam	15%	871	90.7%	89	9.3%	0	0.0%	782	960
Quitman	36%	497	93.6%	34	6.4%	0	0.0%	463	531
Rabun	18%	1,111	86.5%	174	13.5%	0	0.0%	937	1,285
Randolph	29%	1,633	91.6%	149	8.4%	0	0.0%	1,484	1,782
Richmond	20%	19,158	82.1%	4,176	17.9%	0	0.0%	14,982	23,334
Rockdale	22%	3,630	81.1%	848	18.9%	0	0.0%	2,782	4,478
Schley	16%	263	82.2%	57	17.8%	0	0.0%	206	320
Screven	12%	978	90.5%	103	9.5%	0	0.0%	875	1,081
Seminole	25%	1,176	87.6%	167	12.4%	0	0.0%	1,009	1,343
Spalding	23%	6,092	88.7%	778	11.3%	0	0.0%	5,314	6,870
Stephens	13%	1,665	87.7%	234	12.3%	0	0.0%	1,431	1,899
Stewart	20%	669	90.3%	72	9.7%	0	0.0%	597	741
Sumter	12%	1,812	81.5%	411	18.5%	0	0.0%	1,401	2,223
Talbot	26%	1,031	92.8%	80	7.2%	0	0.0%	951	1,111
Taliaferro	17%	231	93.5%	16	6.5%	0	0.0%	215	247
Tattnall	12%	1,259	87.2%	185	12.8%	0	0.0%	1,074	1,444
Taylor	28%	1,340	92.0%	116	8.0%	0	0.0%	1,224	1,456
Telfair	17%	1,193	92.0%	104	8.0%	0	0.0%	1,089	1,297
Terrell	20%	1,166	77.9%	331	22.1%	0	0.0%	835	1,497
Thomas	16%	3,291	87.4%	473	12.6%	0	0.0%	2,818	3,764
Tift	11%	1,987	87.1%	295	12.9%	0	0.0%	1,692	2,282
Toombs	13%	1,418	80.2%	351	19.8%	0	0.0%	1,067	1,769
Towns	20%	666	82.8%	138	17.2%	0	0.0%	528	804
Treutlen	22%	739	89.0%	91	11.0%	0	0.0%	648	830
Troup	20%	5,931	91.0%	588	9.0%	0	0.0%	5,343	6,519
Turner	15%	752	89.4%	89	10.6%	0	0.0%	663	841
Twiggs	19%	994	93.5%	69	6.5%	0	0.0%	925	1,063
Union	17%	848	84.0%	162	16.0%	0	0.0%	686	1,010
Upson	21%	3,244	91.4%	304	8.6%	0	0.0%	2,940	3,548
Walker	11%	3,214	81.8%	714	18.2%	0	0.0%	2,500	3,928
Walton	18%	2,987	88.6%	386	11.4%	0	0.0%	2,601	3,373
Ware	11%	2,423	91.9%	214	8.1%	0	0.0%	2,209	2,637
Warren	14%	534	89.4%	63	10.6%	0	0.0%	471	597
Washington	14%	1,528	91.3%	146	8.7%	0	0.0%	1,382	1,674
Wayne	15%	1,629	83.4%	325	16.6%	0	0.0%	1,304	1,954
Webster	17%	212	86.9%	32	13.1%	0	0.0%	180	244
Wheeler	17%	471	87.4%	68	12.6%	0	0.0%	403	539
White	19%	1,062	85.6%	179	14.4%	0	0.0%	883	1,241
Whitfield	9%	2,881	77.1%	858	22.9%	0	0.0%	2,023	3,739
Wilcox	17%	791	91.6%	73	8.4%	0	0.0%	718	864
Wilkes	24%	1,683	95.2%	84	4.8%	0	0.0%	1,599	1,767
Wilkinson	24%	1,266	85.1%	221	14.9%	0	0.0%	1,045	1,487
Worth	14%	1,218	79.3%	318	20.7%	0	0.0%	900	1,536
TOTAL	20%	536,320	83.1%	108,808	16.9%	36	0.0%	427,512	645,164
Total R vote: 108,808 (16.9%)      Total D vote: 536,320 (83.1%)      Total Other vote: 36 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$548,814		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Appling County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	900	84.3%
John Stokes (R)	167	15.7%
TOTAL	1,067
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Atkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	481	90.4%
John Stokes (R)	51	9.6%
TOTAL	532
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Bacon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,275	86.4%
John Stokes (R)	201	13.6%
TOTAL	1,476
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 2, Baker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	318	80.9%
John Stokes (R)	75	19.1%
TOTAL	393
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Baldwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,525	83.9%
John Stokes (R)	483	16.1%
TOTAL	3,008
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Banks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	925	88.5%
John Stokes (R)	120	11.5%
TOTAL	1,045
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Barrow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,351	87.9%
John Stokes (R)	325	12.1%
TOTAL	2,676
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Bartow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	3,047	84.1%
John Stokes (R)	574	15.9%
TOTAL	3,621
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Ben Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,744	91.5%
John Stokes (R)	163	8.5%
TOTAL	1,907
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Berrien County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,116	89.0%
John Stokes (R)	138	11.0%
TOTAL	1,254
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Bibb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	16,031	86.4%
John Stokes (R)	2,534	13.6%
TOTAL	18,565
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Bleckley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,001	85.6%
John Stokes (R)	168	14.4%
TOTAL	1,169
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Brantley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	606	90.3%
John Stokes (R)	65	9.7%
TOTAL	671
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Brooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,077	85.7%
John Stokes (R)	180	14.3%
TOTAL	1,257
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Bryan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	732	84.5%
John Stokes (R)	134	15.5%
TOTAL	866
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Bulloch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,959	83.6%
John Stokes (R)	385	16.4%
TOTAL	2,344
Turnout: 10%

1978 Senate class 2, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,089	91.5%
John Stokes (R)	194	8.5%
TOTAL	2,283
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Butts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,813	89.9%
John Stokes (R)	203	10.1%
TOTAL	2,016
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,005	92.6%
John Stokes (R)	80	7.4%
TOTAL	1,085
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,022	87.9%
John Stokes (R)	141	12.1%
TOTAL	1,163
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Candler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	891	84.8%
John Stokes (R)	160	15.2%
TOTAL	1,051
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	6,550	85.2%
John Stokes (R)	1,140	14.8%
TOTAL	7,690
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Catoosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,267	80.3%
John Stokes (R)	557	19.7%
TOTAL	2,824
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Charlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	534	86.5%
John Stokes (R)	83	13.5%
TOTAL	617
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	17,245	80.1%
John Stokes (R)	4,286	19.9%
TOTAL	21,531
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Chattahoochee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	268	89.0%
John Stokes (R)	33	11.0%
TOTAL	301
Turnout: 2%

1978 Senate class 2, Chattooga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,230	91.4%
John Stokes (R)	211	8.6%
TOTAL	2,441
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	3,054	83.4%
John Stokes (R)	609	16.6%
TOTAL	3,663
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	6,580	88.1%
John Stokes (R)	890	11.9%
TOTAL	7,470
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	402	91.6%
John Stokes (R)	37	8.4%
TOTAL	439
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Clayton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	13,138	78.4%
John Stokes (R)	3,619	21.6%
TOTAL	16,757
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Clinch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	488	94.0%
John Stokes (R)	31	6.0%
TOTAL	519
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Cobb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	29,031	75.7%
John Stokes (R)	9,317	24.3%
TOTAL	38,348
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 2, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,433	86.3%
John Stokes (R)	227	13.7%
TOTAL	1,660
Turnout: 10%

1978 Senate class 2, Colquitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,557	86.1%
John Stokes (R)	413	13.9%
TOTAL	2,970
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,573	80.0%
John Stokes (R)	644	20.0%
TOTAL	3,217
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,000	90.1%
John Stokes (R)	110	9.9%
TOTAL	1,110
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Coweta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	4,663	86.0%
John Stokes (R)	761	14.0%
TOTAL	5,424
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	664	87.3%
John Stokes (R)	97	12.7%
TOTAL	761
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Crisp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,351	88.9%
John Stokes (R)	169	11.1%
TOTAL	1,520
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Dade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	612	75.2%
John Stokes (R)	202	24.8%
TOTAL	814
Turnout: 11%

1978 Senate class 2, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	462	82.6%
John Stokes (R)	97	17.4%
TOTAL	559
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	52,975	76.3%
John Stokes (R)	16,449	23.7%
TOTAL	69,424
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,062	81.0%
John Stokes (R)	483	19.0%
TOTAL	2,545
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,579	90.4%
John Stokes (R)	168	9.6%
TOTAL	1,747
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Dooly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,419	93.5%
John Stokes (R)	98	6.5%
TOTAL	1,517
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Dougherty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	7,613	72.9%
John Stokes (R)	2,828	27.1%
TOTAL	10,441
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	5,221	83.8%
John Stokes (R)	1,008	16.2%
TOTAL	6,229
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Early County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,285	88.3%
John Stokes (R)	170	11.7%
TOTAL	1,455
Turnout: 18%

1978 Senate class 2, Echols County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	149	90.9%
John Stokes (R)	15	9.1%
TOTAL	164
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Effingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,345	78.1%
John Stokes (R)	378	21.9%
TOTAL	1,723
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Elbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,774	90.7%
John Stokes (R)	182	9.3%
TOTAL	1,956
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Emanuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,921	88.4%
John Stokes (R)	251	11.6%
TOTAL	2,172
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Evans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	685	85.9%
John Stokes (R)	112	14.1%
TOTAL	797
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Fannin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,624	57.0%
John Stokes (R)	1,225	43.0%
TOTAL	2,849
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	4,344	79.4%
John Stokes (R)	1,127	20.6%
TOTAL	5,471
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	9,697	84.1%
John Stokes (R)	1,839	15.9%
TOTAL	11,536
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,376	82.1%
John Stokes (R)	518	17.9%
TOTAL	2,894
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,292	90.4%
John Stokes (R)	137	9.6%
TOTAL	1,429
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	76,105	82.8%
John Stokes (R)	15,858	17.2%
TOTAL	91,963
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	697	72.4%
John Stokes (R)	266	27.6%
TOTAL	963
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Glascock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	193	87.7%
John Stokes (R)	27	12.3%
TOTAL	220
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Glynn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	6,894	84.4%
John Stokes (R)	1,279	15.6%
TOTAL	8,173
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Gordon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,225	83.3%
John Stokes (R)	445	16.7%
TOTAL	2,670
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Grady County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,693	97.1%
John Stokes (R)	51	2.9%
TOTAL	1,744
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,221	96.1%
John Stokes (R)	50	3.9%
TOTAL	1,271
Turnout: 18%

1978 Senate class 2, Gwinnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	14,918	77.5%
John Stokes (R)	4,331	22.5%
TOTAL	19,249
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Habersham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,169	90.9%
John Stokes (R)	218	9.1%
TOTAL	2,387
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	5,981	84.7%
John Stokes (R)	1,079	15.3%
TOTAL	7,060
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	922	95.0%
John Stokes (R)	49	5.0%
TOTAL	971
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Haralson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,130	87.7%
John Stokes (R)	300	12.3%
TOTAL	2,430
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 2, Harris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,177	89.6%
John Stokes (R)	253	10.4%
TOTAL	2,430
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 2, Hart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,724	89.3%
John Stokes (R)	207	10.7%
TOTAL	1,931
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Heard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	811	88.8%
John Stokes (R)	102	11.2%
TOTAL	913
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	4,316	81.1%
John Stokes (R)	1,008	18.9%
TOTAL	5,324
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	8,329	83.9%
John Stokes (R)	1,603	16.1%
TOTAL	9,932
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 2, Irwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	767	90.6%
John Stokes (R)	80	9.4%
TOTAL	847
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,430	91.1%
John Stokes (R)	238	8.9%
TOTAL	2,668
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,006	90.0%
John Stokes (R)	112	10.0%
TOTAL	1,118
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Jeff Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	567	84.4%
John Stokes (R)	105	15.6%
TOTAL	672
Turnout: 10%

1978 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,659	90.6%
John Stokes (R)	172	9.4%
TOTAL	1,831
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Jenkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	906	99.2%
John Stokes (R)	7	0.8%
TOTAL	913
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	878	89.6%
John Stokes (R)	102	10.4%
TOTAL	980
Turnout: 18%

1978 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,494	86.8%
John Stokes (R)	228	13.2%
TOTAL	1,722
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,670	88.2%
John Stokes (R)	223	11.8%
TOTAL	1,893
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Lanier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	386	93.5%
John Stokes (R)	27	6.5%
TOTAL	413
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	5,198	88.6%
John Stokes (R)	667	11.4%
TOTAL	5,865
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	714	71.3%
John Stokes (R)	287	28.7%
TOTAL	1,001
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,194	88.0%
John Stokes (R)	163	12.0%
TOTAL	1,357
Turnout: 6%

1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	725	90.5%
John Stokes (R)	76	9.5%
TOTAL	801
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Long County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	622	92.0%
John Stokes (R)	54	8.0%
TOTAL	676
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 2, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	3,368	81.1%
John Stokes (R)	786	18.9%
TOTAL	4,154
Turnout: 10%

1978 Senate class 2, Lumpkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	863	87.1%
John Stokes (R)	128	12.9%
TOTAL	991
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,526	91.9%
John Stokes (R)	134	8.1%
TOTAL	1,660
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,210	87.7%
John Stokes (R)	169	12.3%
TOTAL	1,379
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	578	88.4%
John Stokes (R)	76	11.6%
TOTAL	654
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, McDuffie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,252	87.6%
John Stokes (R)	177	12.4%
TOTAL	1,429
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	595	91.5%
John Stokes (R)	55	8.5%
TOTAL	650
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Meriwether County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,259	93.0%
John Stokes (R)	170	7.0%
TOTAL	2,429
Turnout: 18%

1978 Senate class 2, Miller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	419	78.3%
John Stokes (R)	116	21.7%
TOTAL	535
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,687	84.1%
John Stokes (R)	319	15.9%
TOTAL	2,006
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,592	91.4%
John Stokes (R)	149	8.6%
TOTAL	1,741
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	639	86.1%
John Stokes (R)	103	13.9%
TOTAL	742
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,284	91.8%
John Stokes (R)	114	8.2%
TOTAL	1,398
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	775	80.1%
John Stokes (R)	192	19.9%
TOTAL	967
Turnout: 8%

1978 Senate class 2, Muscogee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	22,137	89.7%
John Stokes (R)	2,534	10.3%
TOTAL	24,671
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,989	87.4%
John Stokes (R)	432	12.6%
TOTAL	3,421
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,554	90.4%
John Stokes (R)	271	9.6%
TOTAL	2,825
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Oglethorpe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	944	87.7%
John Stokes (R)	132	12.3%
TOTAL	1,076
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Paulding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,234	85.3%
John Stokes (R)	384	14.7%
TOTAL	2,618
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Peach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,537	90.6%
John Stokes (R)	263	9.4%
TOTAL	2,800
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,133	84.9%
John Stokes (R)	201	15.1%
TOTAL	1,334
Turnout: 18%

1978 Senate class 2, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	914	90.2%
John Stokes (R)	99	9.8%
TOTAL	1,013
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,325	87.6%
John Stokes (R)	188	12.4%
TOTAL	1,513
Turnout: 27%

1978 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	3,077	87.3%
John Stokes (R)	447	12.7%
TOTAL	3,524
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	793	91.4%
John Stokes (R)	75	8.6%
TOTAL	868
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	871	90.7%
John Stokes (R)	89	9.3%
TOTAL	960
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Quitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	497	93.6%
John Stokes (R)	34	6.4%
TOTAL	531
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Rabun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,111	86.5%
John Stokes (R)	174	13.5%
TOTAL	1,285
Turnout: 18%

1978 Senate class 2, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,633	91.6%
John Stokes (R)	149	8.4%
TOTAL	1,782
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	19,158	82.1%
John Stokes (R)	4,176	17.9%
TOTAL	23,334
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Rockdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	3,630	81.1%
John Stokes (R)	848	18.9%
TOTAL	4,478
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Schley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	263	82.2%
John Stokes (R)	57	17.8%
TOTAL	320
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Screven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	978	90.5%
John Stokes (R)	103	9.5%
TOTAL	1,081
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,176	87.6%
John Stokes (R)	167	12.4%
TOTAL	1,343
Turnout: 25%

1978 Senate class 2, Spalding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	6,092	88.7%
John Stokes (R)	778	11.3%
TOTAL	6,870
Turnout: 23%

1978 Senate class 2, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,665	87.7%
John Stokes (R)	234	12.3%
TOTAL	1,899
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Stewart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	669	90.3%
John Stokes (R)	72	9.7%
TOTAL	741
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,812	81.5%
John Stokes (R)	411	18.5%
TOTAL	2,223
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Talbot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,031	92.8%
John Stokes (R)	80	7.2%
TOTAL	1,111
Turnout: 26%

1978 Senate class 2, Taliaferro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	231	93.5%
John Stokes (R)	16	6.5%
TOTAL	247
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Tattnall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,259	87.2%
John Stokes (R)	185	12.8%
TOTAL	1,444
Turnout: 12%

1978 Senate class 2, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,340	92.0%
John Stokes (R)	116	8.0%
TOTAL	1,456
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Telfair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,193	92.0%
John Stokes (R)	104	8.0%
TOTAL	1,297
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Terrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,166	77.9%
John Stokes (R)	331	22.1%
TOTAL	1,497
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	3,291	87.4%
John Stokes (R)	473	12.6%
TOTAL	3,764
Turnout: 16%

1978 Senate class 2, Tift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,987	87.1%
John Stokes (R)	295	12.9%
TOTAL	2,282
Turnout: 11%

1978 Senate class 2, Toombs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,418	80.2%
John Stokes (R)	351	19.8%
TOTAL	1,769
Turnout: 13%

1978 Senate class 2, Towns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	666	82.8%
John Stokes (R)	138	17.2%
TOTAL	804
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Treutlen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	739	89.0%
John Stokes (R)	91	11.0%
TOTAL	830
Turnout: 22%

1978 Senate class 2, Troup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	5,931	91.0%
John Stokes (R)	588	9.0%
TOTAL	6,519
Turnout: 20%

1978 Senate class 2, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	752	89.4%
John Stokes (R)	89	10.6%
TOTAL	841
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Twiggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	994	93.5%
John Stokes (R)	69	6.5%
TOTAL	1,063
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	848	84.0%
John Stokes (R)	162	16.0%
TOTAL	1,010
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Upson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	3,244	91.4%
John Stokes (R)	304	8.6%
TOTAL	3,548
Turnout: 21%

1978 Senate class 2, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	3,214	81.8%
John Stokes (R)	714	18.2%
TOTAL	3,928
Turnout: 11%

1978 Senate class 2, Walton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,987	88.6%
John Stokes (R)	386	11.4%
TOTAL	3,373
Turnout: 18%

1978 Senate class 2, Ware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,423	91.9%
John Stokes (R)	214	8.1%
TOTAL	2,637
Turnout: 11%

1978 Senate class 2, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	534	89.4%
John Stokes (R)	63	10.6%
TOTAL	597
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,528	91.3%
John Stokes (R)	146	8.7%
TOTAL	1,674
Turnout: 14%

1978 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,629	83.4%
John Stokes (R)	325	16.6%
TOTAL	1,954
Turnout: 15%

1978 Senate class 2, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	212	86.9%
John Stokes (R)	32	13.1%
TOTAL	244
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	471	87.4%
John Stokes (R)	68	12.6%
TOTAL	539
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,062	85.6%
John Stokes (R)	179	14.4%
TOTAL	1,241
Turnout: 19%

1978 Senate class 2, Whitfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	2,881	77.1%
John Stokes (R)	858	22.9%
TOTAL	3,739
Turnout: 9%

1978 Senate class 2, Wilcox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	791	91.6%
John Stokes (R)	73	8.4%
TOTAL	864
Turnout: 17%

1978 Senate class 2, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,683	95.2%
John Stokes (R)	84	4.8%
TOTAL	1,767
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Wilkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,266	85.1%
John Stokes (R)	221	14.9%
TOTAL	1,487
Turnout: 24%

1978 Senate class 2, Worth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn* (D)	1,218	79.3%
John Stokes (R)	318	20.7%
TOTAL	1,536
Turnout: 14%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

**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/senate/GA/1978

Sam Nunn*
Total Disbursements:	$548,814