1988Final results
1988 election for Georgia House District 72
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
William J. Lee (D), Frank I. Bailey Jr. (D), Jimmy Benefield (D), C. E. Holcomb (D) and Clay Davis (R) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsWilliam J. LeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%28,163
Frank I. Bailey Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
11.6%23,414
Jimmy BenefieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.3%22,717
C. E. HolcombDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.2%22,552
Clay DavisRepublican · winner
11.2%22,530
Gail BucknerDemocrat
10.3%20,794
Margot RobertsRepublican
10.3%20,773
Jim GermanyRepublican
10.2%20,519
James E. NormanRepublican
9.7%19,550
201,012 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)