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1968Final results

1968 primary for Georgia House District 72

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jim T. Bennett Jr. (D) won with 34.7% of the vote, defeating John I. Ramsey (D) by 20.3 points.

Jim T. Bennett Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
34.7%6,827
Tom PalmerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.9%3,719
W. B. MaloneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.7%3,667
14.5%2,840
Herb FarmerDemocrat
13.2%2,597
19,650 votes

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