united states house of representatives elections , 1978 

Statements about this table:
in georgia 's first district , ronald bo ginn be re - elect and run unopposed in the 1978 house of representative election
in georgia 's ninth district , ed jenkins represent the democractic party run against david g ashworth (r) who garner only 23.1% of the vote
john james flynt , jr be first elect in 1954 in georgia 's sixth district and have a result of retired republican gain in the 1978 house of representative election
jack thomas brinkley , a democrat , be first elect in 1966 and be re - elect in the 1978 house of representative election after run unopposed
district
incumbent
party
first elected
georgia 1
ronald bo ginn
democratic
1972
georgia 2
dawson mathis
democratic
1970
georgia 3
jack thomas brinkley
democratic
1966
georgia 6
john james flynt , jr
democratic
1954
georgia 8
billy lee evans
democratic
1976
georgia 9
ed jenkins
democratic
1976
district
result
candidates
georgia 1
re - elected
ronald bo ginn (d) unopposed
georgia 2
re - elected
dawson mathis (d) unopposed
georgia 3
re - elected
jack thomas brinkley (d) unopposed
georgia 6
retired republican gain
newt gingrich (r) 54.4% virginia shapard (d) 45.6%
georgia 8
re - elected
billy lee evans (d) unopposed
georgia 9
re - elected
ed jenkins (d) 76.9% david g ashworth (r) 23.1%