1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 17
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Turner R. Scott (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Walter Wainwright (D) by 14.3 points.
Turner R. ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%7,276
Walter WainwrightDemocrat
42.8%5,452
12,728 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET