1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 28
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
E. J. Shepherd (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating William Holmes Borders (D) by 27.5 points.
E. J. ShepherdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%1,049
William Holmes BordersDemocrat
36.2%596
1,645 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET