1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 6
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
R. L. Foster (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Virgil T. Smith (D) by 21.7 points.
R. L. FosterDemocrat · winner
60.9%3,378
Virgil T. SmithDemocrat · incumbent
39.1%2,172
5,550 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET