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1970Final results

1970 election for Georgia House District 63

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

3 seats: Henry Bostick (D), Dorsey Matthews (D), Grover C. Patten (D) won.

3 seats
Henry BostickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.9%11,653
Dorsey MatthewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.5%11,505
Grover C. PattenDemocrat · winner
25.1%8,899
Billy WadeRepublican
9.4%3,337
35,397 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+25.91982R+12.11990R+24.81996R+13.41998R+24.22000D+57.62020

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