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1974Final results

1974 election for Georgia House District 77

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ray Owens (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Dillard Watkins (R) by 41.4 points.

Ray OwensDemocrat · winner
70.7%3,538
Dillard WatkinsRepublican
29.3%1,465
5,003 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

EvenD+5.21968D+1.81970D+41.41974D+7.72002D+55.52010

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