1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 53
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
E. G. Summers (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Baker (D) by 28.0 points.
E. G. SummersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%5,489
Richard E. BakerDemocrat
25.6%2,619
Elbert CampbellDemocrat
20.8%2,130
10,238 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET