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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia House District 70

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John Simpson (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Millard H. Griffin (R) by 27.5 points.

John SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%5,873
36.3%3,343
9,216 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+24.31984D+35.41986D+27.51988D+20.01990D+97.51998R+51.92002

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