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1978 Georgia U.S. House District 6 Election
Georgia · 2 candidates
Gingrich +8.8 pts · won by 7,627 votes
Newton Leroy GingrichRepublicanWINNER54.4%
47,078 votes
Virginia ShapardDemocratic45.59%
39,451 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).