1970Final results
1970 election for Georgia House District 117
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
7 seats: Eugene Housley (D), Howard Atherton (D), Hugh Lee McDaniell (D), Joe Mack Wilson (D), G. Robert Howard (D), George H. Kreeger (D), A. L. Burruss (D) won.
7 seatsEugene HousleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.6%31,114
Howard AthertonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.6%31,104
Hugh Lee McDaniellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.6%31,067
Joe Mack WilsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.5%30,893
G. Robert HowardDemocrat · winner
13.4%30,709
George H. KreegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.3%30,502
A. L. BurrussDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.0%27,419
Kenneth NixRepublican
7.0%16,060
228,868 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET