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 seatsWalt 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
Lowell Maze JacksonDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET