1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Georgia House District 4
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
2 seats: Ralph Twiggs (D), Carlton Colwell (D) won.
2 seatsRalph TwiggsDemocrat · winner
37.0%8,643
Carlton ColwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.6%8,089
Jimmy JonesRepublican · incumbent
28.3%6,614
23,346 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