1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 7
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
ERNEST RALSTON led; no source recorded a winner.
Ernest RalstonDemocrat · leading · incumbent
45.0%2,906
Tom L. ShanahanDemocrat
29.9%1,931
Sam EdwardsDemocrat
25.1%1,618
6,455 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET