1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 45
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
W. Don Ballard (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Robert Red Stanton Jr. (D) by 26.3 points.
W. Don BallardDemocrat · winner
63.2%10,216
Robert Red Stanton Jr.Democrat
36.8%5,958
16,174 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET