1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 1

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 1
Start: 1974-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Forest Hays Jr. (D) won with 43.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Chastain (D) by 22.9 points.

Forest Hays Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

43.2%5,714

Wayne Snow Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

36.6%4,841

20.3%2,683

13,238 votes

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