1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 9
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Joe T. Wood (D) won with 28.0% of the vote, defeating W. M. Williams (D) by 12.1 points.
Joe T. WoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.0%11,672
Doug WhitmireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.4%8,913
Jerry D. JacksonDemocrat · winner
20.2%8,412
W. M. WilliamsDemocrat · incumbent
15.9%6,619
Gary TankersleyDemocrat
14.7%6,115
41,731 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET