1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 62
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Chappelle Matthews (D) won with 29.9% of the vote, defeating John Russell (D) by 16.1 points.
Chappelle MatthewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.9%12,414
Hugh LoganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.2%9,223
John RussellDemocrat
13.8%5,716
George H. BullochDemocrat
13.0%5,408
Jim DelaperriereDemocrat
12.3%5,106
Wes WhiteheadDemocrat
8.8%3,641
41,508 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET