1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 78
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Bill Jones (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating J. R. Smith (D) by 7.6 points.
Bill JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%2,958
J. R. SmithDemocrat
46.2%2,542
5,500 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET