1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 46
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Janet Merritt (D) won with 28.2% of the vote, defeating Marvin Horne (D) by 5.8 points.
Janet MerrittDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.2%3,583
Marvin HorneDemocrat
22.4%2,841
Clarence A. ParkerDemocrat · incumbent
19.8%2,510
Oliver OxfordDemocrat
15.5%1,973
J. W. SewellDemocrat
14.1%1,794
12,701 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET