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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Georgia House District 124

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Joseph A. Battle (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Morriss W. Ellis (R) by 11.4 points.

Joseph A. BattleDemocrat · winner
55.7%3,031
Morriss W. EllisRepublican · incumbent
44.3%2,412
5,443 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+22.11980D+9.41986D+17.92008D+6.52010R+31.72022R+31.52024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET