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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Georgia

Sam Nunn (Democrat) beat Fletcher Thompson (Republican) in Georgia in 1972, 54.0% to 46.0%, a margin of 7.9 points and 93,639 votes.

Sam Nunn (Democrat) beat Fletcher Thompson (Republican) in Georgia in 1972, 52.0% to 46.5%, a margin of 5.4 points and 42,389 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1966, when Richard B. Russell won.

Democrats led in 140 of the 159 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 19. The largest, Fulton, cast 173,483 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.4 points. The closest was Oglethorpe, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Nunn won	Democratic	635,970	54.0%
Fletcher Thompson	Republican	542,331	46.0%
All other candidates		407	0.0%
Total		1,178,708

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Nunn won	Democratic	404,890	52.0%
Fletcher Thompson	Republican	362,501	46.5%
All other candidates		11,519	1.5%
Total		778,910

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Fulton	89,623 51.7%	83,726 48.3%	134	173,483	D+3.4
Dekalb	58,822 43.2%	77,191 56.7%	109	136,122	R+13.5
Cobb	23,797 44.3%	29,943 55.7%	29	53,769	R+11.4
Chatham	21,559 44.5%	26,863 55.5%		48,422	R+11.0
Bibb	25,009 66.0%	12,869 34.0%	10	37,888	D+32.0
Muscogee	18,634 51.5%	17,563 48.5%	12	36,209	D+3.0
Richmond	14,781 42.4%	20,078 57.6%		34,859	R+15.2
Clayton	11,145 40.3%	16,520 59.7%	22	27,687	R+19.4
Gwinnett	10,994 50.6%	10,714 49.3%	3	21,711	D+1.3
Floyd	11,615 59.1%	8,021 40.8%	4	19,640	D+18.3
Dougherty	8,346 49.0%	8,675 51.0%	2	17,023	R+1.9
Houston	12,796 77.5%	3,709 22.5%		16,505	D+55.1
Clarke	9,497 57.6%	6,992 42.4%	1	16,490	D+15.2
Hall	8,721 62.2%	5,289 37.8%		14,010	D+24.5
Carroll	6,060 54.7%	5,002 45.2%	9	11,071	D+9.6
Glynn	5,406 49.2%	5,577 50.8%		10,983	R+1.6
Whitfield	5,598 52.2%	5,132 47.8%		10,730	D+4.3
Troup	6,873 65.1%	3,683 34.9%		10,556	D+30.2
Laurens	6,157 60.6%	3,999 39.4%	4	10,160	D+21.2
Walker	4,762 47.5%	5,261 52.5%		10,023	R+5.0
Lowndes	4,672 49.0%	4,872 51.0%		9,544	R+2.1
Spalding	4,648 52.3%	4,243 47.7%		8,891	D+4.6
Thomas	5,182 58.4%	3,686 41.6%		8,868	D+16.9
Colquitt	4,099 51.9%	3,806 48.1%		7,905	D+3.7
Ware	4,825 61.9%	2,964 38.0%	1	7,790	D+23.9
Douglas	3,011 39.1%	4,695 60.9%	3	7,709	R+21.8
Coweta	3,910 52.2%	3,576 47.8%		7,486	D+4.5
Henry	4,106 57.3%	3,055 42.7%		7,161	D+14.7
Bulloch	3,566 50.9%	3,437 49.1%	2	7,005	D+1.8
Cherokee	4,116 59.6%	2,782 40.3%	11	6,909	D+19.3
Catoosa	3,881 57.8%	2,834 42.2%		6,715	D+15.6
Baldwin	3,596 55.6%	2,875 44.4%		6,471	D+11.1
Polk	3,717 58.5%	2,641 41.5%		6,358	D+16.9
Upson	3,527 56.1%	2,744 43.7%	11	6,282	D+12.5
Bartow	4,149 66.6%	2,079 33.4%		6,228	D+33.2
Newton	3,677 60.3%	2,419 39.7%	1	6,097	D+20.6
Peach	5,001 83.0%	1,026 17.0%	1	6,028	D+65.9
Sumter	3,059 52.8%	2,730 47.1%	6	5,795	D+5.7
Columbia	2,990 53.5%	2,603 46.5%		5,593	D+6.9
Decatur	3,492 63.5%	2,004 36.5%		5,496	D+27.1
Jackson	3,717 68.7%	1,692 31.3%		5,409	D+37.4
Dodge	4,018 74.5%	1,369 25.4%	3	5,390	D+49.1
Tift	2,771 52.1%	2,549 47.9%	2	5,322	D+4.2
Walton	3,399 64.3%	1,887 35.7%		5,286	D+28.6
Washington	2,909 55.7%	2,315 44.3%		5,224	D+11.4
Gordon	3,294 63.7%	1,877 36.3%		5,171	D+27.4
Toombs	2,456 49.6%	2,496 50.4%		4,952	R+0.8
Habersham	3,323 67.4%	1,609 32.6%		4,932	D+34.8
Coffee	2,907 59.3%	1,997 40.7%		4,904	D+18.6
Fannin	2,069 42.5%	2,799 57.5%		4,868	R+15.0
Mitchell	2,821 60.6%	1,836 39.4%		4,657	D+21.2
Stephens	2,900 62.4%	1,748 37.6%		4,648	D+24.8
Emanuel	2,321 51.4%	2,198 48.6%		4,519	D+2.7
Wayne	2,430 54.0%	2,070 46.0%		4,500	D+8.0
Meriwether	2,801 62.5%	1,679 37.5%	2	4,482	D+25.0
Grady	2,990 66.7%	1,488 33.2%	2	4,480	D+33.5
Barrow	2,776 62.3%	1,680 37.7%		4,456	D+24.6
Rockdale	2,118 47.7%	2,320 52.3%		4,438	R+4.6
Paulding	2,499 56.9%	1,883 42.9%	10	4,392	D+14.0
Crisp	2,984 68.6%	1,367 31.4%		4,351	D+37.2
Haralson	2,171 51.0%	2,090 49.0%		4,261	D+1.9
Jefferson	2,453 60.7%	1,588 39.3%	1	4,042	D+21.4
Chattooga	2,706 67.7%	1,289 32.3%		3,995	D+35.5
Burke	2,377 61.0%	1,522 39.0%		3,899	D+21.9
Elbert	2,640 68.0%	1,244 32.0%		3,884	D+35.9
Fayette	1,537 40.7%	2,235 59.3%		3,772	R+18.5
McDuffie	2,173 58.0%	1,576 42.0%		3,749	D+15.9
Jones	2,526 68.4%	1,168 31.6%		3,694	D+36.8
Worth	2,154 60.2%	1,425 39.8%		3,579	D+20.4
Forsyth	1,872 52.6%	1,684 47.3%	2	3,558	D+5.3
Effingham	1,549 44.1%	1,962 55.9%		3,511	R+11.8
Murray	2,341 68.8%	1,061 31.2%		3,402	D+37.6
Gilmer	1,815 53.6%	1,573 46.4%		3,388	D+7.1
Bleckley	2,286 69.1%	1,020 30.9%		3,306	D+38.3
Union	1,971 59.7%	1,328 40.3%		3,299	D+19.5
Ben Hill	2,071 63.1%	1,211 36.9%		3,282	D+26.2
Madison	1,920 59.1%	1,327 40.9%	1	3,248	D+18.3
Tattnall	1,927 59.7%	1,303 40.3%		3,230	D+19.3
Harris	1,742 54.8%	1,437 45.2%		3,179	D+9.6
Macon	2,244 72.2%	865 27.8%		3,109	D+44.4
Appling	1,456 47.3%	1,622 52.7%		3,078	R+5.4
Brooks	1,748 58.0%	1,266 42.0%		3,014	D+16.0
Hancock	1,322 43.9%	1,691 56.1%		3,013	R+12.2
Screven	1,532 51.0%	1,470 49.0%		3,002	D+2.1
Wilkes	2,080 69.8%	902 30.2%		2,982	D+39.5
Early	1,789 61.0%	1,143 39.0%	2	2,934	D+22.0
Monroe	1,939 66.1%	993 33.9%		2,932	D+32.3
Hart	2,231 77.7%	639 22.3%		2,870	D+55.5
Liberty	1,915 67.1%	939 32.9%		2,854	D+34.2
Telfair	2,074 73.8%	737 26.2%		2,811	D+47.6
Terrell	1,726 62.6%	1,029 37.4%		2,755	D+25.3
Berrien	1,623 59.0%	1,126 41.0%		2,749	D+18.1
Randolph	1,574 58.1%	1,134 41.9%		2,708	D+16.2
Greene	1,884 71.3%	759 28.7%		2,643	D+42.6
Johnson	1,587 60.5%	1,036 39.5%		2,623	D+21.0
Franklin	1,729 66.7%	862 33.3%		2,591	D+33.5
Butts	1,723 66.8%	858 33.2%		2,581	D+33.5
Camden	1,209 47.0%	1,362 53.0%		2,571	R+6.0
Cook	1,637 64.3%	908 35.7%		2,545	D+28.6
Dooly	1,878 74.3%	650 25.7%		2,528	D+48.6
Pickens	1,342 53.2%	1,181 46.8%		2,523	D+6.4
Morgan	1,628 64.8%	885 35.2%		2,513	D+29.6
Oconee	1,526 61.3%	961 38.6%	1	2,488	D+22.7
Turner	1,825 73.8%	648 26.2%		2,473	D+47.6
Twiggs	1,912 77.9%	543 22.1%	1	2,456	D+55.7
Wilkinson	1,363 56.0%	1,073 44.0%		2,436	D+11.9
Towns	1,178 49.0%	1,226 51.0%		2,404	R+2.0
Pulaski	1,835 76.8%	554 23.2%		2,389	D+53.6
Putnam	1,519 63.6%	870 36.4%		2,389	D+27.2
Lamar	1,435 61.4%	903 38.6%		2,338	D+22.8
Irwin	1,338 58.1%	966 41.9%		2,304	D+16.1
Pierce	1,306 56.8%	994 43.2%		2,300	D+13.6
Wilcox	1,668 73.8%	593 26.2%		2,261	D+47.5
Jenkins	1,512 66.9%	746 33.0%	1	2,259	D+33.9
Taylor	1,697 77.8%	483 22.2%		2,180	D+55.7
Seminole	1,477 69.7%	641 30.3%		2,118	D+39.5
Jeff Davis	1,223 59.1%	847 40.9%		2,070	D+18.2
Oglethorpe	1,014 50.1%	1,010 49.9%		2,024	D+0.2
Evans	1,032 52.9%	920 47.1%		1,952	D+5.7
Rabun	1,252 64.3%	694 35.7%		1,946	D+28.7
McIntosh	1,274 66.5%	641 33.5%		1,915	D+33.1
Bacon	1,112 58.7%	782 41.3%		1,894	D+17.4
White	1,028 55.3%	832 44.7%		1,860	D+10.5
Dade	1,162 62.6%	694 37.4%		1,856	D+25.2
Pike	1,036 56.3%	805 43.7%		1,841	D+12.5
Lumpkin	1,166 64.1%	653 35.9%		1,819	D+28.2
Lee	1,011 56.4%	783 43.6%		1,794	D+12.7
Jasper	1,154 65.4%	611 34.6%		1,765	D+30.8
Banks	1,301 74.9%	436 25.1%		1,737	D+49.8
Brantley	1,304 75.6%	422 24.4%		1,726	D+51.1
Crawford	1,351 79.1%	356 20.9%		1,707	D+58.3
Bryan	888 53.2%	780 46.8%		1,668	D+6.5
Candler	865 52.8%	773 47.2%		1,638	D+5.6
Montgomery	1,033 63.6%	591 36.4%		1,624	D+27.2
Warren	897 57.1%	673 42.8%	2	1,572	D+14.2
Treutlen	1,040 67.3%	505 32.7%		1,545	D+34.6
Lincoln	940 62.9%	555 37.1%		1,495	D+25.8
Talbot	981 66.1%	502 33.9%		1,483	D+32.3
Heard	846 60.6%	551 39.4%		1,397	D+21.1
Wheeler	953 69.0%	428 31.0%		1,381	D+38.0
Stewart	878 65.2%	469 34.8%		1,347	D+30.4
Miller	766 56.9%	580 43.1%		1,346	D+13.8
Calhoun	946 71.2%	383 28.8%		1,329	D+42.4
Clinch	857 64.6%	470 35.4%		1,327	D+29.2
Charlton	649 52.7%	582 47.3%		1,231	D+5.4
Atkinson	774 63.6%	443 36.4%		1,217	D+27.2
Baker	564 51.3%	535 48.7%		1,099	D+2.6
Dawson	623 58.4%	443 41.5%	1	1,067	D+16.9
Marion	637 65.2%	340 34.8%		977	D+30.4
Lanier	562 58.6%	397 41.4%		959	D+17.2
Long	720 76.0%	227 24.0%		947	D+52.1
Clay	616 70.9%	252 29.0%	1	869	D+41.9
Schley	534 62.7%	317 37.3%		851	D+25.5
Taliaferro	721 100.0%	0 0.0%		721	D+100.0
Quitman	436 69.2%	194 30.8%		630	D+38.4
Webster	338 55.3%	273 44.7%		611	D+10.6
Glascock	329 55.8%	261 44.2%		590	D+11.5
Chattahoochee	347 72.9%	129 27.1%		476	D+45.8
Echols	196 56.0%	154 44.0%		350	D+12.0

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Georgia Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	Raphael Warnock (D)	D+2.8
2020	Jon Ossoff (D)	D+1.2
2016	Johnny Isakson (R)	R+13.8
2014	David A. Perdue (R)	R+7.7
2010	Johnny Isakson (R)	R+19.3
2008	Saxby Chambliss (R)	R+14.9
2004	Johnny Isakson (R)	R+17.9
2002	Saxby Chambliss (R)	R+6.8
1998	Paul Coverdell (R)	R+7.2
1996	Max Cleland (D)	D+1.3
1992	Paul Coverdell (R)	R+1.3
1990	Sam Nunn (D)	D+100.0
1986	Wyche Fowler Jr. (D)	D+1.8
1984	Sam Nunn (D)	D+59.9
1980	Mack Mattingly (R)	R+1.7
1978	Sam Nunn (D)	D+66.3
1974	Herman Talmadge (D)	D+43.5
1972	Sam Nunn (D)	D+7.9
1968	Herman Talmadge (D)	D+55.0
1966	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+99.9
1962	Herman Talmadge (D)	D+100.0
1960	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+99.9
1956	Herman Talmadge (D)	D+100.0
1954	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+100.0
1950	Walter F. George (D)	D+100.0
1948	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+99.9
1944	Walter F. George (D)	D+100.0
1942	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+96.9
1938	Walter F. George (D)	D+95.1
1936	Richard B. Russell (D)	D+100.0
1932	Walter F. George (D)	D+85.6
1930	William J. Harris (D)	D+100.0
1926	Walter F. George (D)	D+100.0
1924	William J. Harris (D)	D+100.0
1920	Thomas E. Watson (D)	D+94.9
1918	William J. Harris (D)	D+76.7
1914	Hoke Smith (D)	D+68.5