1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Georgia House District 20
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
3 seats: Kenneth Nix (R), Hugh Lee McDaniell (D), William Travis Duke (R) won.
3 seatsKenneth NixRepublican · winner
24.4%17,715
Hugh Lee McDaniellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.8%15,085
William Travis DukeRepublican · winner
19.7%14,285
Eugene HousleyDemocrat · incumbent
18.6%13,470
Al CochranDemocrat
16.6%12,026
72,583 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET