1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Georgia House District 75
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
4 seats: Joe S. Higginbotham (R), Jim Westlake (R), Walt Davis (R), Leon Floyd (R) won.
4 seatsJoe S. HigginbothamRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.0%13,931
Jim WestlakeRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.6%13,629
Walt DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.5%12,534
Leon FloydRepublican · winner
13.0%12,062
L. F. JenkinsDemocrat · incumbent
11.7%10,924
Kenneth L. PattersonDemocrat
11.1%10,330
Forrest TurnerDemocrat
10.7%9,997
W. B. BeanDemocrat
10.4%9,656
93,063 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET