1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 7
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Frank Eldridge Jr. (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Newton (D) by 5.6 points.
Frank Eldridge Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%7,774
Joe NewtonDemocrat
47.2%6,950
14,724 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET