1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 Republican primary for Georgia House District 81
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Ed Knapp (R) won with 20.0% of the vote, defeating Joe F. Ragland (R) by 11.8 points.
Ed KnappRepublican · winner · incumbent
20.0%1,402
Royce HobbsRepublican · winner
19.0%1,328
Marshall KeenRepublican · winner
18.5%1,294
Wilbur D. OwensRepublican · winner
18.4%1,290
Billy L. EvansRepublican · winner
15.7%1,101
Joe F. RaglandRepublican · incumbent
8.3%578
6,993 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET