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1986Final results

1986 primary for Georgia House District 4

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Carlton Colwell (D) won with 45.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Cuthbertson (D) by 29.8 points.

Carlton ColwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
45.0%5,302
Ralph TwiggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.7%4,671
15.3%1,798
11,771 votes

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