1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 8
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Joe Frank Harris (D) won with 27.4% of the vote, defeating Max R. Looper (D) by 11.8 points.
Joe Frank HarrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.4%7,776
Boyd ThomasonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.7%5,605
Max R. LooperDemocrat
15.6%4,430
Jeff DavisDemocrat
14.4%4,085
Andy RoachDemocrat · incumbent
7.3%2,075
Ann WeeksDemocrat
7.3%2,075
Roger JohnsonDemocrat
4.2%1,184
Clyde L. StancilDemocrat
4.2%1,184
28,414 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joe Frank Harris (D)Boyd Thomason (D)Max R. Looper (D)Jeff Davis (D)Andy Roach (D)Ann Weeks (D)
Also on the ballot: Roger Johnson (Democrat), 4.2%; Clyde L. Stancil (Democrat), 4.2%