1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1970 election for Georgia House District 4
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Jimmy Jones (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Howard Simmons (D) by 17.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jimmy JonesRepublican · winner
58.6%4,694
Howard SimmonsDemocrat
41.4%3,323
8,017 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