1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 8

Name: 1978 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 8
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

William G. Hasty Sr. (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Max R. Looper (D) by 9.3 points.

54.6%7,698

Max R. LooperDemocrat · incumbent

45.4%6,394

14,092 votes

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