1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Georgia House District 81
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
5 seats: Homer Scarborough Jr. (D), S. Phillip Brown (D), Frank Pinkston (D), Tom Bennett (D), Billy L. Evans (R) won.
5 seatsHomer Scarborough Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
16.0%19,807
S. Phillip BrownDemocrat · winner
15.2%18,804
Frank PinkstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.2%18,792
Tom BennettDemocrat · winner
14.0%17,320
Billy L. EvansRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.1%13,767
Marshall KeenRepublican · incumbent
10.6%13,125
Ed KnappRepublican · incumbent
9.2%11,355
Thatcher WatsonRepublican
8.8%10,895
123,865 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