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1970Final results

1970 election for Georgia Senate District 5

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Ronald F. Adams (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating J. Sidney Flowers (R) by 41.9 points.

Ronald F. AdamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%9,499
29.1%3,892
13,391 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

EvenR+28.51974R+29.51976R+7.01982R+14.01990R+2.31992D+15.72002

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