1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 71

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 71
Start: 1974-09-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John Carlisle (D) won with 42.8% of the vote, defeating Clayton Brown Jr. (D) by 16.1 points.

John CarlisleDemocrat · winner · incumbent

42.8%7,459

John L. MostilerDemocrat · winner

30.4%5,293

Clayton Brown Jr.Democrat · incumbent

26.8%4,659

17,411 votes

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