1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 51
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Max Brannon (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Ernest Ralston (D) by 29.0 points.
Max BrannonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%7,795
Ernest RalstonDemocrat
35.5%4,288
12,083 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET