1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Georgia House District 124
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Jim T. Bennett Jr. (D) won with 25.0% of the vote, defeating H. M. Barfield (D) by 6.4 points.
Jim T. Bennett Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
25.0%5,192
Henry L. ReavesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.4%4,655
Robert PattenDemocrat · winner
20.3%4,222
H. M. BarfieldDemocrat · incumbent
18.6%3,867
H. B. Edwards IIIDemocrat
13.6%2,816
20,752 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET