1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 17
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
James E. Maxwell (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Louie Clark (D) by 7.7 points.
James E. MaxwellDemocrat · winner
53.9%2,934
Louie ClarkDemocrat
46.1%2,513
5,447 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET