1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 71

Name: 1978 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 71
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

James R. Fortune Jr. (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Clayton Brown Jr. (D) by 21.8 points.

60.9%6,376

39.1%4,090

10,466 votes

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