1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 3
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Mell Traylor (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Edward H. Zipperer (D) by 27.6 points.
Mell TraylorDemocrat · winner
63.8%8,097
Edward H. ZippererDemocrat · incumbent
36.2%4,595
12,692 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET