1978Final results
1978 primary for Georgia Senate District 18
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ed Barker (D) won with 82.3% of the vote, defeating Joy Land (D) by 64.7 points.
Ed BarkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.3%10,982
Joy LandDemocrat
17.7%2,356
13,338 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET