1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 7
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Frank Eldridge Jr. (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Newton (D) by 9.3 points.
Frank Eldridge Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%8,529
Joe NewtonDemocrat
42.2%6,993
C. L. PassieuDemocrat
6.3%1,039
16,561 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET