1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 51
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
W. J. Salem (D) won with 52.3% of the vote.
W. J. SalemDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%5,783
Dewey D. RushDemocrat · winner · incumbent
47.7%5,264
11,047 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET