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1970-11-03 U.S. House Election Results for Georgia (District 05)

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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 Fletcher Thompson*
(R)		 Andrew Young
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 78,54057.3% 58,39442.6% 260.0% 20,146 136,960
Total R vote: 78,540 (57.3%)      Total D vote: 58,394 (42.6%)      Total Other vote: 26 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Fletcher Thompson* 20,707 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 20,707  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Andrew Young 35,246 47.7%
2   Wyman Lowe 22,151 30.0%
3   Ray Gurley 8,332 11.3%
4   Lonnie King 8,189 11.1%
TOTAL VOTES 73,918  
Democrat Runoff
1   Andrew Young 53,709 59.7%
2   Wyman Lowe 36,194 40.3%