1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Georgia House District 6
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Jack Cole (D) won with 40.5% of the vote, defeating Virgil T. Smith (D) by 15.4 points.
Jack ColeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.5%4,218
Virgil T. SmithDemocrat · incumbent
25.1%2,618
R. L. FosterDemocrat
24.0%2,501
Rick WilliamsDemocrat
10.4%1,078
10,415 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET