1970Final results
1970 election for Georgia Senate District 1
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
John R. Riley (D) won re-election with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Richard F. Millan (R) by 42.0 points.
John R. RileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%9,541
Richard F. MillanRepublican
29.0%3,897
13,445 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)