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
Frank CarrollDemocrat
18.0%2,580
Felix W. GarrettDemocrat
11.9%1,697
Ruffin C. HarrodDemocrat
8.4%1,205
14,316 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET