1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 5
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Carlton Colwell (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Turner (D) by 11.5 points.
Carlton ColwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%3,960
Bill TurnerDemocrat
44.3%3,146
7,106 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET