1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 47
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
M PARKS BROWN led; no source recorded a winner.
M. Parks BrownDemocrat · leading · incumbent
43.4%7,767
Ray GainesDemocrat
33.3%5,953
Bob MatthewsDemocrat
23.3%4,164
17,884 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET