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1974 election for Georgia House District 90

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Bill Sams (R) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Henry R. Smith (D) by 36.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bill SamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.3%3,576
31.7%1,662
5,238 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

EvenR+36.31976D+8.41982R+0.91984R+1.91986R+38.41988D+38.11994

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