1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 78

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 78
Start: 1974-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

J. R. Smith (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating C. L. Simpson (D) by 21.3 points.

J. R. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent

60.7%3,117

39.3%2,021

5,138 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET