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1978 Georgia U.S. Senate Election

Georgia · 2 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Georgia U.S. Senate Election?

Sam Nunn won the 1978 Georgia U.S. Senate Election. Sam Nunn received 536,320 popular votes (83.13%). The main challenger was John W. Stokes (16.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Nunn and Stokes

Nunn +66.3 pts · won by 427,512 votes
Sam NunnDemocraticWINNER83.13%
536,320 votes
John W. StokesRepublican16.87%
108,808 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.