1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 primary for Georgia House District 137

Name: 1978 primary for Georgia House District 137
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Paul S. Branch (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Ted Hudson (D) by 13.8 points.

Paul S. BranchDemocrat · winner

54.8%2,647

Ted HudsonDemocrat · incumbent

41.0%1,980

4.3%207

4,834 votes

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

Also on the ballot: Francis L. Luke (Democrat), 4.3%