1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Georgia House District 65
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Nathan G. Knight (D) won with 32.3% of the vote, defeating George W. Potts (D) by 15.8 points.
Nathan G. KnightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.3%12,452
Edwin G. MullinaxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.9%12,299
J. Crawford WareDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.3%7,417
George W. PottsDemocrat · incumbent
16.5%6,352
38,520 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET