1978Final results
1978 primary for Georgia House District 19
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Joe Mack Wilson (D) won with 29.5% of the vote, defeating Ed Waters (D) by 16.9 points.
Joe Mack WilsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.5%10,361
Bill CooperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.5%8,611
Max D. KaleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.9%7,671
Ed WatersDemocrat
12.6%4,423
Gerald ReidDemocrat
11.5%4,028
35,094 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET