1986Final results
1986 election for Georgia House District 70
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
John Simpson (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Richardson (R) by 35.4 points.
John SimpsonDemocrat · winner
67.7%4,386
Mike RichardsonRepublican
32.3%2,092
6,478 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET