1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 45

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 45
Start: 1978-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

W. Don Ballard (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Wilson B. Mitcham Jr. (D) by 38.1 points.

W. Don BallardDemocrat · winner · incumbent

69.1%10,274

30.9%4,600

14,874 votes

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