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1970Final results

1970 election for Georgia House District 118

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John L. Coney (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Posey (R) by 36.6 points.

John L. ConeyDemocrat · winner
68.3%4,023
Bill PoseyRepublican
31.7%1,867
5,890 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

EvenD+39.31994D+61.31998D+40.82012R+49.42022R+33.62024R+17.92026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET