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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Georgia House District 56

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

3 seats: Walt Davis (R), Tommy Tolbert (R), George E. Ray (D) won.

3 seats
Walt DavisRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.8%10,052
Tommy TolbertRepublican · winner
22.2%9,387
George E. RayDemocrat · winner
19.5%8,237
Leon FloydRepublican · incumbent
17.9%7,564
16.5%6,977
42,218 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+4.31974R+1.01976D+4.91978D+2.61980D+13.92002D+67.62024

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