1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 9
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
E. B. Toles (D) won with 25.7% of the vote, defeating Charles Graves (D) by 8.9 points.
E. B. TolesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.7%9,424
Sidney LowreyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.3%8,527
John AdamsDemocrat · winner
17.2%6,287
Charles GravesDemocrat · incumbent
16.8%6,174
Charles E. MarableDemocrat
10.1%3,708
J. H. PennyDemocrat
6.9%2,522
36,642 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET