1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 16
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Chappelle Matthews (D) won with 46.7% of the vote, defeating William T. Gerard (D) by 23.1 points.
Chappelle MatthewsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.7%9,949
Hugh LoganDemocrat · winner
29.7%6,313
William T. GerardDemocrat
23.6%5,023
21,285 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET