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1972Final results

1972 election for Georgia House District 85

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

2 seats: Earl Davis (R), Jack King (D) won.

2 seats
Earl DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
41.6%12,421
Jack KingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.0%8,951
Vic MagilkeDemocrat
28.4%8,473
29,845 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

EvenR+18.91972R+50.12000D+72.82004D+77.22008D+74.32010D+80.92026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET