1978Final results

1978 primary for Georgia Senate District 51

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

James Beverly Langford (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Max Brannon (D) by 5.8 points.

James Beverly LangfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%8,498
Max BrannonDemocrat
47.1%7,568
16,066 votes

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