1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Georgia House District 86
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
2 seats: Earl Davis (R), Roscoe Thompson (D) won.
2 seatsEarl DavisRepublican · winner
38.0%8,533
Roscoe ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.3%7,469
I. Lawrence ShieldsDemocrat · incumbent
28.7%6,443
22,445 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