1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia House District 28
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
E. J. Shepherd (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating William Holmes Borders (R) by 40.8 points.
E. J. ShepherdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%2,788
William Holmes BordersRepublican
29.6%1,171
3,959 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