1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 101

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 101
Start: 1972-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Oliver Oxford (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Janet Merritt (D) by 4.1 points.

Oliver OxfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent

52.1%2,086

Janet MerrittDemocrat · incumbent

47.9%1,920

4,006 votes

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