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1968Final results

1968 election for Georgia House District 97

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Guy Hill (R) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Ruth Gunter (D) by 28.4 points.

Guy HillRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.2%8,292
Ruth GunterDemocrat
35.8%4,619
12,911 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

EvenD+5.51974D+34.01980R+5.81988D+9.61990R+9.41992R+16.21994

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