November 7, 1978 1982 → 80.65% 19.33% | 534,572 128,139 | |
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The Georgia gubernatorial election of 1978 was held on November 7, 1978. George Busbee was re-elected, the first time a Governor of Georgia was re-elected to the office.
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Democratic nomination
Governor Busbee won the primary with 503,875 votes (72.41%), defeating Roscoe Dean, Jr and his 111,901 votes (16.08%). Notable segregationist J. B. Stoner finished 3rd with 37,654 votes (5.41%).
Republican nomination
Rodney Cook, who had served in the Georgia House of Representatives defeated Bud Herrin with 23,231 votes (87.32%) to his 3,374 votes (12.68%).
General election results
Despite less votes from the previous election four years earlier, Busbee defeated Cook in every single county and by over 400,000 votes.
References
Georgia gubernatorial election, 1978 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA