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1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 20

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John K. Patterson (D) won with 32.1% of the vote, defeating Frank Carroll (D) by 14.0 points.

John K. PattersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.1%4,589
J. E. BohannonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.7%4,245
18.0%2,580
11.9%1,697
8.4%1,205
14,316 votes

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