1972Final results
1972 Republican primary for Georgia House District 56
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Walt Davis (R) won with 29.1% of the vote, defeating Ralph E. Wood (R) by 14.4 points.
Walt DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.1%5,095
Leon FloydRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.1%5,095
Ralph E. WoodRepublican
14.7%2,570
Bill HortonRepublican
14.4%2,517
M. H. HarrisRepublican
7.5%1,312
Gerald LankfordRepublican
5.2%917
17,506 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET