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1972Final results

1972 primary for Georgia House District 9

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Doug Whitmire (D) won with 34.2% of the vote, unopposed.

Doug WhitmireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.2%11,696
Joe T. WoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.3%11,402
W. M. WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.5%11,099
34,197 votes

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