1978Final results
1978 primary for Georgia House District 43
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
John W. Greer (D) won with 25.1% of the vote, defeating Hugh Dorsey (D) by 6.7 points.
John W. GreerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.1%36,274
Gerald Talmadge HortonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.7%35,671
Charles CarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.8%30,123
Hugh DorseyDemocrat
18.4%26,538
William StephensDemocrat
11.1%15,984
144,590 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET