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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Georgia House District 107

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Morriss W. Ellis (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Battle (D) by 6.7 points.

Morriss W. EllisRepublican · winner
53.3%3,747
Joseph A. BattleDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%3,277
7,024 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+3.61992R+22.41996R+6.31998D+17.62018D+22.82020D+36.52022

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