1970Final results
1970 election for Georgia House District 8
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Tom L. Shanahan (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Richardson (R) by 31.9 points.
Tom L. ShanahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%2,844
Tom RichardsonRepublican
34.1%1,469
4,313 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