1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 117
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Ben Jessup (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Franklin A. Scarborough (D) by 29.4 points.
Ben JessupDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%2,590
Franklin A. ScarboroughDemocrat
35.3%1,413
4,003 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET