1976Final results

1976 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 1

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 1
Start: 1976-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Forest Hays Jr. (D) won with 44.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Chastain (D) by 26.0 points.

Forest Hays Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

44.7%7,819

Wayne Snow Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

36.7%6,423

18.7%3,269

17,511 votes

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