1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 17
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Peter L. Banks (D) won with 46.5% of the vote, defeating L. A. Mallory Jr. (D) by 13.4 points.
Peter L. BanksDemocrat · winner
46.5%7,856
L. A. Mallory Jr.Democrat
33.1%5,595
Jim M. SteeleDemocrat
20.5%3,461
16,912 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET