The Democratic primary election was held on August 13, 1974, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between former member of the Georgia State Senate Zell Miller and Mary Hitt on September 3, 1974. Candidate Zell Miller received a majority of the votes (60.82%) in the run-off election against Hitt, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[1]
| Candidate | First Round | Run-off |
|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|
| Zell Miller | 246,928 | 31.25 | 539,015 | 60.82 |
| Mary Hitt | 146,615 | 18.55 | 347,222 | 39.18 |
| Max Cleland | 136,103 | 17.22 | |
| J. B. Stoner | 73,449 | 9.29 | |
| Frank E. Coggin | 48,245 | 6.11 | |
| Bill Laite | 46,104 | 5.83 | |
| Dennis Jackson | 30,413 | 3.85 | |
| Lamar Dailey Northcutt | 29,847 | 3.78 | |
| E. C. Mitcham | 22,812 | 2.89 | |
| Bill Salem | 9,701 | 1.23 | |
| Total | 790,217 | 100.00 | 886,237 | 100.00 |
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| Source: [2] |
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