1986Final results
1986 primary for Georgia House District 6
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Phil Foster (D) won with 29.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Tyson Griffin (D) by 11.0 points.
Phil FosterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.2%5,165
Steve WilliamsDemocrat · winner
21.1%3,742
Jim Tyson GriffinDemocrat
18.2%3,222
James H. Long Sr.Democrat
13.0%2,309
Keith WhitworthDemocrat
11.1%1,965
Joy FrerichsDemocrat
7.3%1,291
17,694 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET