1972Final results

1972 primary for Georgia House District 4

Name: 1972 primary for Georgia House District 4
Start: 1972-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Carlton Colwell (D) won with 37.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph Twiggs (D) by 17.0 points.

Carlton ColwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent

37.4%7,630

20.4%4,167

17.4%3,544

13.6%2,767

11.3%2,310

20,418 votes

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