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1970Final results

1970 election for Georgia House District 22

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Don L. Knowles (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating R. E. Walden (R) by 48.8 points.

Don L. KnowlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%4,706
R. E. WaldenRepublican
25.6%1,620
6,326 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

EvenR+34.01972R+49.91976R+61.81978R+61.41988D+27.61996D+25.82000

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