1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 primary for Georgia House District 46

Name: 1968 primary for Georgia House District 46
Start: 1968-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Janet Merritt (D) won with 46.5% of the vote, defeating Carl P. Savage Sr. (D) by 21.0 points.

Janet MerrittDemocrat · winner · incumbent

46.5%7,086

Clarence A. ParkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent

28.1%4,280

Carl P. Savage Sr.Democrat · incumbent

25.5%3,882

15,248 votes

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