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1970-11-03 U.S. House Election Results for Georgia (District 02)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Dawson Mathis
(D)		 Thomas Ragsdale
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 59,99491.8% 5,3768.2% 20.0% 54,618 65,372
Total R vote: 5,376 (8.2%)      Total D vote: 59,994 (91.8%)      Total Other vote: 2 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Thomas Ragsdale 1,873 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 1,873  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Dawson Mathis 27,188 41.1%
2   Harry Wingate 14,326 21.7%
3   Fred Hand 14,024 21.2%
4   Thomas Chatmon 10,614 16.0%
TOTAL VOTES 66,152  
Democrat Runoff
1   Dawson Mathis 53,735 77.2%
2   Harry Wingate 15,893 22.8%