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  GA District 5 - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Georgia > GA - District 05
Office
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 1926 - 12:00pm
Polls Open September 08, 1926 - 06:00am
Polls Close September 08, 1926 - 07:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1927 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1929 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler October 15, 2023 05:53am
Data SourcesAccount of the canvass, published in the Atlanta Constitution, 9/10/1926. The county unit vote was Steele-10, Upshaw-6, Sims-2.
DescriptionSteele defeated U.S. Rep. Upshaw using Ku Klux Klan support.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1924
NameWilliam D. Upshaw Votes16,608 (100.00%)
Term03/04/1925 - 03/04/1927 Margin16,608 (+100.00%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Leslie J. Steele (I) Rep. William D. Upshaw Walter A. Sims
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic
Votes7,144 (37.93%) 6,197 (32.90%) 5,495 (29.17%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -947 (-5.03%) -1,649 (-8.75%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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