1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 56
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
John S. Carpenter (D) won with 28.3% of the vote, defeating Monroe Smith (D) by 11.3 points.
John S. CarpenterDemocrat · winner
28.3%3,742
Joe J. JohnstonDemocrat · winner
23.1%3,056
Buddy AyersDemocrat · winner
18.9%2,508
Monroe SmithDemocrat
16.9%2,241
Larry R. OldknowDemocrat
12.8%1,697
13,244 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET