1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 50

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

John C. Foster (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Coleman Jarrard (D) by 34.9 points.

John C. FosterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%8,548
27.3%3,751
10.6%1,465
13,764 votes

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