1978Final results
1978 primary for Georgia Senate District 14
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Hugh Carter (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Malcolm Wishard (D) by 12.8 points.
Hugh CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%7,910
Malcolm WishardDemocrat
43.6%6,117
14,027 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET