Georgia gubernatorial election, 1978

Georgia gubernatorial election of 1978
Georgia (U.S. state)
November 7, 1978

 
Nominee George Busbee Rodney Mims Cook, Sr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 534,572 128,139
Percentage 80.65% 19.33%

Governor before election

George Busbee
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Busbee
Democratic

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.

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.

Georgia gubernatorial Election 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic George Busbee 534,572 80.65%
Republican Rodney Mims Cook, Sr. 128,319 19.33%
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