1972Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Georgia House District 28
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
WILLIAM HOLMES BORDERS led; no source recorded a winner.
William Holmes BordersDemocrat · leading
47.7%866
E. J. ShepherdDemocrat · incumbent
37.2%676
Bobby L. GiddensDemocrat
15.0%273
1,815 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET