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1978 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election?

Larry P. McDonald won the 1978 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election. Larry P. McDonald received 47,090 popular votes (66.49%). The main challenger was Earnest Norsworthy (33.46%).

See the full head-to-head between McDonald and Norsworthy

McDonald +33.0 pts · won by 23,392 votes
Larry P. McDonaldDemocraticWINNER66.49%
47,090 votes
Earnest NorsworthyRepublican33.46%
23,698 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.