1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 139
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Rene D. Kemp (D) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Richard S. Helm (D) by 51.2 points.
Rene D. KempDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.6%3,814
Richard S. HelmDemocrat
24.4%1,231
5,045 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET