1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 49
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Ben Jessup (D) won with 33.3% of the vote, defeating Frank P. Holder Jr. (D) by 12.6 points.
Ben JessupDemocrat · winner
33.3%6,198
Guy TrippDemocrat · winner
31.9%5,923
Frank P. Holder Jr.Democrat · incumbent
20.7%3,853
Roger J. UsseryDemocrat
14.0%2,601
Preston N. Rawlins Jr.Democrat
0.1%11
18,586 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ben Jessup (D)Guy Tripp (D)Frank P. Holder Jr. (D)Roger J. Ussery (D)
Also on the ballot: Preston N. Rawlins Jr. (Democrat), 0.1%