1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 20

Name: 1968 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 20
Start: 1968-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John K. Patterson (D) won with 30.5% of the vote, defeating William G. Hamrick Jr. (D) by 8.0 points.

John K. PattersonDemocrat · winner

30.5%4,301

J. E. BohannonDemocrat · winner

27.3%3,851

22.5%3,172

William WigginsDemocrat · incumbent

19.6%2,761

14,085 votes

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