1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Senate District 2

Name: 1976 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Senate District 2
Start: 1976-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Charles H. Wessels (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Henry McDowell (D) by 30.0 points.

65.0%7,661

Henry McDowellDemocrat · incumbent

35.0%4,121

11,782 votes

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