1970Final results
1970 election for Georgia Senate District 3
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Edward H. Zipperer (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Burnsed (R) by 8.8 points.
Edward H. ZippererDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%9,075
Jimmy BurnsedRepublican
45.6%7,602
16,677 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