1988Final results

1988 Republican primary for Georgia House District 20

Name: 1988 Republican primary for Georgia House District 20
Start: 1988-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Herman Clark (R) won with 23.4% of the vote, defeating Joanne M. Thurston (R) by 9.9 points.

Herman ClarkRepublican · winner

23.4%6,995

Jack VaughanRepublican · winner

22.1%6,616

Gresham HowrenRepublican · winner

20.5%6,146

Earl EhrhartRepublican · winner

14.2%4,247

13.5%4,031

6.3%1,877

29,912 votes

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