1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 78

Name: 1984 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 78
Start: 1984-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Larry Smith (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Jones (D) by 1.2 points.

Larry SmithDemocrat · winner

50.6%3,784

Bill JonesDemocrat · incumbent

49.4%3,692

7,476 votes

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