1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia House District 56
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
L. Jack Strickland (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Conner (D) by 14.3 points.
L. Jack StricklandDemocrat · winner
57.1%3,688
Jimmy ConnerDemocrat · incumbent
42.9%2,766
6,454 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET