1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 19
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Joe Mack Wilson (D) won with 23.0% of the vote, defeating Howard Atherton (D) by 7.8 points.
Joe Mack WilsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.0%9,987
G. Robert HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.7%9,013
Howard AthertonDemocrat · incumbent
15.1%6,572
Bill CooperDemocrat
13.8%5,984
Allan Joshua BallardDemocrat
10.6%4,590
Felmer CumminsDemocrat
10.4%4,529
Arvis SheadDemocrat
6.5%2,831
43,506 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET