1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 23
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Jimmy Lester (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating John D. Watkins (D) by 38.8 points.
Jimmy LesterDemocrat · winner
69.4%6,935
John D. WatkinsDemocrat
30.6%3,059
9,994 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET