1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 8
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Joe Frank Harris (D) won with 28.9% of the vote, defeating Boyd Thomason (D) by 12.3 points.
Joe Frank HarrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.9%11,445
Boyd ThomasonDemocrat · incumbent
16.6%6,579
Max R. LooperDemocrat
15.0%5,928
Carl BarrettDemocrat
13.3%5,264
Wendell AndersonDemocrat
12.6%4,983
W. J. JarrardDemocrat
9.4%3,715
Harry NelsonDemocrat
4.2%1,673
39,587 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)Carl Barrett (D)Wendell Anderson (D)W. J. Jarrard (D)
Also on the ballot: Harry Nelson (Democrat), 4.2%