1978Final results

1978 primary for Georgia House District 9

Name: 1978 primary for Georgia House District 9
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jerry D. Jackson (D) won with 25.7% of the vote, defeating John E. Buffington (D) by 12.6 points.

Jerry D. JacksonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

25.7%10,229

Joe T. WoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent

24.4%9,723

Bobby LawsonDemocrat · winner

22.5%8,972

13.1%5,224

8.5%3,374

5.7%2,267

39,789 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET