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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Georgia House District 85

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

1 seats: Albert W. Thompson (D) won.

2 seats
Albert W. ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
45.6%9,060
C. BerryDemocrat · incumbent
41.4%8,233
James BrownRepublican
13.0%2,578
19,873 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+18.91972R+50.12000D+72.82004D+77.22008D+74.32010D+80.92026

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