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1970Final results

1970 election for Georgia Senate District 13

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Martin Young (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Ben M. Turner (R) by 54.1 points.

Martin YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.1%11,047
Ben M. TurnerRepublican
22.9%3,290
14,337 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+31.51992D+28.41996D+39.21998D+4.62002R+18.32004R+46.82016

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