1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 117

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 117
Start: 1970-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

A. L. Burruss (D) won with 14.1% of the vote, defeating Mike Davis (D) by 6.6 points.

A. L. BurrussDemocrat · winner · incumbent

14.1%18,562

Hugh Lee McDaniellDemocrat · winner · incumbent

13.3%17,579

Howard AthertonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

13.2%17,473

Joe Mack WilsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

13.2%17,416

Eugene HousleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent

13.1%17,350

G. Robert HowardDemocrat · winner

9.5%12,601

George H. KreegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent

9.0%11,946

7.5%9,903

7.0%9,230

132,060 votes

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