1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 21
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Jay Carroll Cox (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Roy Lee Smith (D) by 27.8 points.
Jay Carroll CoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%8,035
Roy Lee SmithDemocrat
36.1%4,542
12,577 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET