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1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 106

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jesse Blackshear (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Bobby F. Herndon (D) by 39.1 points.

Jesse BlackshearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%1,511
30.4%661
2,172 votes

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