1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 77
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Elliott Levitas (D) won with 24.8% of the vote, defeating Hardaway Young III (D) by 12.5 points.
Elliott LevitasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.8%9,214
Robert H. FarrarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.6%8,750
Larry W. ThomasonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.7%8,421
Walter B. Russell Jr.Democrat · winner
16.6%6,165
Hardaway Young IIIDemocrat
12.4%4,590
37,140 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET