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1970 election for Georgia House District 96

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

W. M. Alexander (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating L. Pat Moon (R) by 13.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

W. M. AlexanderDemocrat · winner
56.8%5,032
L. Pat MoonRepublican
43.2%3,828
8,860 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

EvenD+19.11974R+19.51976R+24.31980D+19.61982D+3.01984D+5.31990

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