1988Final results
1988 primary for Georgia House District 39
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Ralph David Abernathy III (D) won with 27.7% of the vote, defeating Cynthia McKinney (D) by 13.9 points.
Ralph David Abernathy IIIDemocrat · winner
27.7%25,242
Cynthia McKinneyDemocrat
13.8%12,581
Dub AndersonDemocrat
13.0%11,867
Herb MabryDemocrat
10.3%9,409
John OcallaghanDemocrat
9.1%8,257
Constance Jean CarrDemocrat
7.3%6,658
Rose JohnsonDemocrat
6.1%5,543
Bobby BrownDemocrat
4.7%4,246
Gil RobisonDemocrat
3.7%3,416
Embry MaloneDemocrat
3.1%2,820
Andrew RotsteinDemocrat
1.2%1,134
91,173 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ralph David Abernathy III (D)Cynthia McKinney (D)Dub Anderson (D)Herb Mabry (D)John Ocallaghan (D)Constance Jean Carr (D)Rose Johnson (D)
Also on the ballot: Bobby Brown (Democrat), 4.7%; Gil Robison (Democrat), 3.7%; Embry Malone (Democrat), 3.1%; Andrew Rotstein (Democrat), 1.2%