1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Georgia House District 83
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Bill Sams (R) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Henry R. Smith (D) by 46.9 points.
Bill SamsRepublican · winner
73.5%4,413
Henry R. SmithDemocrat · incumbent
26.5%1,595
6,008 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