1970Final results

1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 71

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 71
Start: 1970-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

H. M. Barfield (D) won with 32.1% of the vote, defeating Garnett Puett (D) by 18.1 points.

H. M. BarfieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent

32.1%3,854

Jim T. Bennett Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

28.4%3,410

Henry L. ReavesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

25.5%3,058

14.0%1,681

12,003 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET