1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia House District 56
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
3 seats: Walt Davis (R), Bill Horton (R), Leon Floyd (R) won.
3 seatsWalt DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.2%16,011
Bill HortonRepublican · winner
24.1%14,170
Leon FloydRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.4%13,799
B. D. GordonDemocrat
13.0%7,657
Ron JonesDemocrat
12.3%7,213
58,850 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