1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 116
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Robert Ward Harrison Jr. (D) won with 44.3% of the vote, defeating Curtis C. Herndon (D) by 21.3 points.
Robert Ward Harrison Jr.Democrat · winner
44.3%8,985
L. Jack StricklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.8%6,656
Curtis C. HerndonDemocrat
23.0%4,662
20,303 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET