1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 primary for Georgia House District 152
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Tommy Smith (D) won with 30.2% of the vote, defeating Paul W. Foster (D) by 9.7 points.
Tommy SmithDemocrat · winner
30.2%6,982
James C. MooreDemocrat · winner
27.9%6,466
Paul W. FosterDemocrat · incumbent
20.5%4,738
Norman FletcherDemocrat
17.0%3,929
Edsel MilesDemocrat
4.4%1,028
23,143 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Tommy Smith (D)James C. Moore (D)Paul W. Foster (D)Norman Fletcher (D)
Also on the ballot: Edsel Miles (Democrat), 4.4%