1968Final results
1968 primary for Georgia Senate District 17
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Turner R. Scott (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Walter Wainwright (D) by 15.5 points.
Turner R. ScottDemocrat · winner
57.8%8,967
Walter WainwrightDemocrat
42.2%6,554
15,521 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET