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1974Final results

1974 election for Georgia House District 86

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Bernard F. Miles (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating H. Samuel Atkins (R) by 24.0 points.

Bernard F. MilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%2,433
38.0%1,490
3,923 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+24.01974R+5.71976D+1.71978D+37.01980D+45.91982D+10.41984

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