1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 8
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Robert A. Rowan (D) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating W. R. Salter (D) by 63.4 points.
Robert A. RowanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.7%7,243
W. R. SalterDemocrat
18.3%1,621
8,864 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET