1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 114
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
William S. Lee (D) won with 21.6% of the vote, defeating Colquitt Odom (D) by 7.7 points.
William S. LeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.6%8,832
R. D. HutchinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.3%8,681
George BusbeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.6%8,007
Colquitt OdomDemocrat · incumbent
13.9%5,696
John WhiteDemocrat
9.1%3,707
William CannonDemocrat
6.6%2,699
W. L. BushDemocrat
3.9%1,612
Marsha BranchDemocrat
3.9%1,604
40,838 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
William S. Lee (D)R. D. Hutchinson (D)George Busbee (D)Colquitt Odom (D)John White (D)William Cannon (D)
Also on the ballot: W. L. Bush (Democrat), 3.9%; Marsha Branch (Democrat), 3.9%