1968Final results

1968 primary for Georgia House District 16

Name: 1968 primary for Georgia House District 16
Start: 1968-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Chappelle Matthews (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, unopposed.

Chappelle MatthewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent

50.5%7,805

Leon Farmer Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

49.5%7,652

15,457 votes

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