1968Final results

1968 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 3

Name: 1968 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 3
Start: 1968-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jack Cole (D) won with 30.2% of the vote, defeating J. L. Broome Jr. (D) by 11.6 points.

Jack ColeDemocrat · winner · incumbent

30.2%7,766

Gerald LeonardDemocrat · winner · incumbent

28.2%7,261

Virgil T. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent

23.0%5,905

18.6%4,788

25,720 votes

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