1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 66
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Gerald Johnson (D) won with 26.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Thomas (D) by 7.0 points.
Gerald JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.5%3,691
Charles ThomasDemocrat
19.5%2,717
John K. PattersonDemocrat
16.6%2,307
James H. BoneDemocrat
16.5%2,299
Spencer TealDemocrat
10.1%1,406
E. Deanie RayDemocrat
7.1%987
Rebecca D. MayfieldDemocrat
3.7%517
13,924 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Gerald Johnson (D)Charles Thomas (D)John K. Patterson (D)James H. Bone (D)Spencer Teal (D)E. Deanie Ray (D)
Also on the ballot: Rebecca D. Mayfield (Democrat), 3.7%