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1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 Democratic primary for Georgia House District 70

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John Simpson (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Carolyn W. Lee (D) by 3.3 points.

John SimpsonDemocrat · winner
51.7%1,938
Carolyn W. LeeDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%1,813
3,751 votes

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