united states house of representatives elections , 1972 

Statements about this table:
all but 1 of the democratic representative be re - elect
all but 2 of the representative be unopposed
all of the representative run in different district
john w davis beat charlie sherrill by 16.6%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
georgia 1
george elliott hagan
democratic
1960
lost renomination democratic hold
ronald 'bo' ginn (d) unopposed
georgia 2
dawson mathis
democratic
1970
re - elected
dawson mathis (d) unopposed
georgia 3
jack thomas brinkley
democratic
1966
re - elected
jack thomas brinkley (d) unopposed
georgia 5
fletcher thompson
republican
1966
retired to run for us senate democratic gain
andrew young (d) 52.8% rodney m cook (r) 47.2%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
georgia 6
john james flynt , jr
democratic
1954
re - elected
john james flynt , jr (d) unopposed
georgia 7
john w davis
democratic
1960
re - elected
john w davis (d) 58.3% charlie sherrill (r) 41.7%
georgia 9
phillip m landrum
democratic
1952
re - elected
phillip m landrum (d) unopposed