1970Final results
1970 election for Georgia Senate District 43
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Joe S. Higginbotham (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Mitchell (D) by 8.3 points.
Joe S. HigginbothamRepublican · winner
54.1%11,267
Robert L. MitchellDemocrat
45.9%9,543
20,810 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