1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 3
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Jack Cole (D) won with 25.5% of the vote, defeating Otis O. McIntosh (D) by 7.9 points.
Jack ColeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.5%6,013
Tom TurnerDemocrat · winner
21.5%5,066
Virgil T. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.5%4,368
Otis O. McIntoshDemocrat
17.6%4,157
Gerald LeonardDemocrat · incumbent
16.9%3,995
23,599 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET