1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Georgia (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Sam Nunn (D)		Fletcher Thompson (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Appling	38%	1,456	47.3%	1,622	52.7%	0	0.0%	-166	3,078
Atkinson	33%	774	63.6%	443	36.4%	0	0.0%	331	1,217
Bacon	36%	1,112	58.7%	782	41.3%	0	0.0%	330	1,894
Baker	46%	564	51.3%	535	48.7%	0	0.0%	29	1,099
Baldwin	28%	3,596	55.6%	2,875	44.4%	0	0.0%	721	6,471
Banks	37%	1,301	74.9%	436	25.1%	0	0.0%	865	1,737
Barrow	39%	2,776	62.3%	1,680	37.7%	0	0.0%	1,096	4,456
Bartow	28%	4,149	66.6%	2,079	33.4%	0	0.0%	2,070	6,228
Ben Hill	37%	2,071	63.1%	1,211	36.9%	0	0.0%	860	3,282
Berrien	36%	1,623	59.0%	1,126	41.0%	0	0.0%	497	2,749
Bibb	40%	25,009	66.0%	12,869	34.0%	0	0.0%	12,140	37,878
Bleckley	48%	2,286	69.1%	1,020	30.9%	0	0.0%	1,266	3,306
Brantley	43%	1,304	75.6%	422	24.4%	0	0.0%	882	1,726
Brooks	35%	1,748	58.0%	1,266	42.0%	0	0.0%	482	3,014
Bryan	38%	888	53.2%	780	46.8%	0	0.0%	108	1,668
Bulloch	32%	3,566	50.9%	3,437	49.1%	0	0.0%	129	7,003
Burke	35%	2,377	61.0%	1,522	39.0%	0	0.0%	855	3,899
Butts	35%	1,723	66.8%	858	33.2%	0	0.0%	865	2,581
Calhoun	33%	946	71.2%	383	28.8%	0	0.0%	563	1,329
Camden	35%	1,209	47.0%	1,362	53.0%	0	0.0%	-153	2,571
Candler	38%	865	52.8%	773	47.2%	0	0.0%	92	1,638
Carroll	35%	6,060	54.8%	5,002	45.2%	0	0.0%	1,058	11,062
Catoosa	35%	3,881	57.8%	2,834	42.2%	0	0.0%	1,047	6,715
Charlton	35%	649	52.7%	582	47.3%	0	0.0%	67	1,231
Chatham	39%	21,559	44.5%	26,863	55.5%	0	0.0%	-5,304	48,422
Chattahoochee	3%	347	72.9%	129	27.1%	0	0.0%	218	476
Chattooga	29%	2,706	67.7%	1,289	32.3%	0	0.0%	1,417	3,995
Cherokee	31%	4,116	59.7%	2,782	40.3%	0	0.0%	1,334	6,898
Clarke	34%	9,497	57.6%	6,992	42.4%	0	0.0%	2,505	16,489
Clay	37%	616	71.0%	252	29.0%	0	0.0%	364	868
Clayton	41%	11,145	40.3%	16,520	59.7%	0	0.0%	-5,375	27,665
Clinch	34%	857	64.6%	470	35.4%	0	0.0%	387	1,327
Cobb	37%	23,797	44.3%	29,943	55.7%	0	0.0%	-6,146	53,740
Coffee	33%	2,907	59.3%	1,997	40.7%	0	0.0%	910	4,904
Colquitt	38%	4,099	51.9%	3,806	48.1%	0	0.0%	293	7,905
Columbia	35%	2,990	53.5%	2,603	46.5%	0	0.0%	387	5,593
Cook	33%	1,637	64.3%	908	35.7%	0	0.0%	729	2,545
Coweta	35%	3,910	52.2%	3,576	47.8%	0	0.0%	334	7,486
Crawford	45%	1,351	79.1%	356	20.9%	0	0.0%	995	1,707
Crisp	38%	2,984	68.6%	1,367	31.4%	0	0.0%	1,617	4,351
Dade	28%	1,162	62.6%	694	37.4%	0	0.0%	468	1,856
Dawson	43%	623	58.4%	443	41.6%	0	0.0%	180	1,066
De Kalb	47%	58,822	43.2%	77,191	56.8%	0	0.0%	-18,369	136,013
Decatur	39%	3,492	63.5%	2,004	36.5%	0	0.0%	1,488	5,496
Dodge	53%	4,018	74.6%	1,369	25.4%	0	0.0%	2,649	5,387
Dooly	39%	1,878	74.3%	650	25.7%	0	0.0%	1,228	2,528
Dougherty	30%	8,346	49.0%	8,675	51.0%	0	0.0%	-329	17,021
Douglas	37%	3,011	39.1%	4,695	60.9%	0	0.0%	-1,684	7,706
Early	38%	1,789	61.0%	1,143	39.0%	0	0.0%	646	2,932
Echols	30%	196	56.0%	154	44.0%	0	0.0%	42	350
Effingham	39%	1,549	44.1%	1,962	55.9%	0	0.0%	-413	3,511
Elbert	34%	2,640	68.0%	1,244	32.0%	0	0.0%	1,396	3,884
Emanuel	38%	2,321	51.4%	2,198	48.6%	0	0.0%	123	4,519
Evans	42%	1,032	52.9%	920	47.1%	0	0.0%	112	1,952
Fannin	52%	2,069	42.5%	2,799	57.5%	0	0.0%	-730	4,868
Fayette	41%	1,537	40.7%	2,235	59.3%	0	0.0%	-698	3,772
Floyd	39%	11,615	59.2%	8,021	40.8%	0	0.0%	3,594	19,636
Forsyth	29%	1,872	52.6%	1,684	47.4%	0	0.0%	188	3,556
Franklin	29%	1,729	66.7%	862	33.3%	0	0.0%	867	2,591
Fulton	42%	89,623	51.7%	83,726	48.3%	0	0.0%	5,897	173,349
Gilmer	54%	1,815	53.6%	1,573	46.4%	0	0.0%	242	3,388
Glascock	35%	329	55.8%	261	44.2%	0	0.0%	68	590
Glynn	32%	5,406	49.2%	5,577	50.8%	0	0.0%	-171	10,983
Gordon	33%	3,294	63.7%	1,877	36.3%	0	0.0%	1,417	5,171
Grady	39%	2,990	67.4%	1,448	32.6%	0	0.0%	1,542	4,438
Greene	40%	1,884	71.3%	759	28.7%	0	0.0%	1,125	2,643
Gwinnett	38%	10,994	50.6%	10,714	49.4%	0	0.0%	280	21,708
Habersham	33%	3,323	67.4%	1,609	32.6%	0	0.0%	1,714	4,932
Hall	34%	8,721	62.2%	5,289	37.8%	0	0.0%	3,432	14,010
Hancock	55%	1,322	43.9%	1,691	56.1%	0	0.0%	-369	3,013
Haralson	39%	2,171	51.0%	2,090	49.0%	0	0.0%	81	4,261
Harris	39%	1,742	54.8%	1,437	45.2%	0	0.0%	305	3,179
Hart	27%	2,231	77.7%	639	22.3%	0	0.0%	1,592	2,870
Heard	39%	846	60.6%	551	39.4%	0	0.0%	295	1,397
Henry	42%	4,106	57.3%	3,055	42.7%	0	0.0%	1,051	7,161
Houston	40%	12,796	77.5%	3,709	22.5%	0	0.0%	9,087	16,505
Irwin	44%	1,338	58.1%	966	41.9%	0	0.0%	372	2,304
Jackson	38%	3,717	68.7%	1,692	31.3%	0	0.0%	2,025	5,409
Jasper	45%	1,154	65.4%	611	34.6%	0	0.0%	543	1,765
Jeff Davis	34%	1,223	59.1%	847	40.9%	0	0.0%	376	2,070
Jefferson	37%	2,453	60.7%	1,588	39.3%	0	0.0%	865	4,041
Jenkins	42%	1,512	67.0%	746	33.0%	0	0.0%	766	2,258
Johnson	52%	1,587	60.5%	1,036	39.5%	0	0.0%	551	2,623
Jones	44%	2,526	68.4%	1,168	31.6%	0	0.0%	1,358	3,694
Lamar	33%	1,435	61.4%	903	38.6%	0	0.0%	532	2,338
Lanier	30%	562	58.6%	397	41.4%	0	0.0%	165	959
Laurens	47%	6,157	60.6%	3,999	39.4%	0	0.0%	2,158	10,156
Lee	36%	1,011	56.4%	783	43.6%	0	0.0%	228	1,794
Liberty	20%	1,915	67.1%	939	32.9%	0	0.0%	976	2,854
Lincoln	38%	940	62.9%	555	37.1%	0	0.0%	385	1,495
Long	39%	720	76.0%	227	24.0%	0	0.0%	493	947
Lowndes	26%	4,672	49.0%	4,872	51.0%	0	0.0%	-200	9,544
Lumpkin	29%	1,166	64.1%	653	35.9%	0	0.0%	513	1,819
Macon	38%	2,244	72.2%	865	27.8%	0	0.0%	1,379	3,109
Madison	35%	1,920	59.1%	1,327	40.9%	0	0.0%	593	3,247
Marion	31%	637	65.2%	340	34.8%	0	0.0%	297	977
McDuffie	37%	2,173	58.0%	1,576	42.0%	0	0.0%	597	3,749
McIntosh	41%	1,274	66.5%	641	33.5%	0	0.0%	633	1,915
Meriwether	36%	2,801	62.5%	1,679	37.5%	0	0.0%	1,122	4,480
Miller	32%	766	56.9%	580	43.1%	0	0.0%	186	1,346
Mitchell	40%	2,821	60.6%	1,836	39.4%	0	0.0%	985	4,657
Monroe	38%	1,939	66.1%	993	33.9%	0	0.0%	946	2,932
Montgomery	39%	1,033	63.6%	591	36.4%	0	0.0%	442	1,624
Morgan	39%	1,628	64.8%	885	35.2%	0	0.0%	743	2,513
Murray	38%	2,341	68.8%	1,061	31.2%	0	0.0%	1,280	3,402
Muscogee	33%	18,634	51.5%	17,563	48.5%	0	0.0%	1,071	36,197
Newton	35%	3,677	60.3%	2,419	39.7%	0	0.0%	1,258	6,096
Oconee	43%	1,526	61.4%	961	38.6%	0	0.0%	565	2,487
Oglethorpe	40%	1,014	50.1%	1,010	49.9%	0	0.0%	4	2,024
Paulding	36%	2,499	57.0%	1,883	43.0%	0	0.0%	616	4,382
Peach	57%	5,001	83.0%	1,026	17.0%	0	0.0%	3,975	6,027
Pickens	37%	1,342	53.2%	1,181	46.8%	0	0.0%	161	2,523
Pierce	37%	1,306	56.8%	994	43.2%	0	0.0%	312	2,300
Pike	37%	1,036	56.3%	805	43.7%	0	0.0%	231	1,841
Polk	32%	3,717	58.5%	2,641	41.5%	0	0.0%	1,076	6,358
Pulaski	45%	1,835	76.8%	554	23.2%	0	0.0%	1,281	2,389
Putnam	42%	1,519	63.6%	870	36.4%	0	0.0%	649	2,389
Quitman	45%	436	69.2%	194	30.8%	0	0.0%	242	630
Rabun	32%	1,252	64.3%	694	35.7%	0	0.0%	558	1,946
Randolph	47%	1,574	58.1%	1,134	41.9%	0	0.0%	440	2,708
Richmond	31%	14,781	42.4%	20,078	57.6%	0	0.0%	-5,297	34,859
Rockdale	32%	2,118	47.7%	2,320	52.3%	0	0.0%	-202	4,438
Schley	44%	534	62.7%	317	37.3%	0	0.0%	217	851
Screven	36%	1,532	51.0%	1,470	49.0%	0	0.0%	62	3,002
Seminole	45%	1,477	69.7%	641	30.3%	0	0.0%	836	2,118
Spalding	34%	4,648	52.3%	4,243	47.7%	0	0.0%	405	8,891
Stephens	34%	2,900	62.4%	1,748	37.6%	0	0.0%	1,152	4,648
Stewart	34%	878	65.2%	469	34.8%	0	0.0%	409	1,347
Sumter	33%	3,059	52.8%	2,730	47.2%	0	0.0%	329	5,789
Talbot	35%	981	66.1%	502	33.9%	0	0.0%	479	1,483
Taliaferro	45%	721	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	721	721
Tattnall	29%	1,927	59.7%	1,303	40.3%	0	0.0%	624	3,230
Taylor	43%	1,697	77.8%	483	22.2%	0	0.0%	1,214	2,180
Telfair	38%	2,074	73.8%	737	26.2%	0	0.0%	1,337	2,811
Terrell	38%	1,726	62.6%	1,029	37.4%	0	0.0%	697	2,755
Thomas	39%	5,182	58.4%	3,686	41.6%	0	0.0%	1,496	8,868
Tift	29%	2,771	52.1%	2,549	47.9%	0	0.0%	222	5,320
Toombs	41%	2,546	50.5%	2,496	49.5%	0	0.0%	50	5,042
Towns	70%	1,178	49.0%	1,226	51.0%	0	0.0%	-48	2,404
Treutlen	43%	1,040	67.3%	505	32.7%	0	0.0%	535	1,545
Troup	35%	6,873	65.1%	3,683	34.9%	0	0.0%	3,190	10,556
Turner	45%	1,825	73.8%	648	26.2%	0	0.0%	1,177	2,473
Twiggs	47%	1,912	77.9%	543	22.1%	0	0.0%	1,369	2,455
Union	67%	1,971	59.7%	1,328	40.3%	0	0.0%	643	3,299
Upson	39%	3,527	56.2%	2,744	43.8%	0	0.0%	783	6,271
Walker	29%	4,762	47.5%	5,261	52.5%	0	0.0%	-499	10,023
Walton	34%	3,399	64.3%	1,887	35.7%	0	0.0%	1,512	5,286
Ware	36%	4,825	61.9%	2,964	38.1%	0	0.0%	1,861	7,789
Warren	37%	897	57.1%	673	42.9%	0	0.0%	224	1,570
Washington	47%	2,909	55.7%	2,315	44.3%	0	0.0%	594	5,224
Wayne	38%	2,430	54.0%	2,070	46.0%	0	0.0%	360	4,500
Webster	42%	338	55.3%	273	44.7%	0	0.0%	65	611
Wheeler	47%	953	69.0%	428	31.0%	0	0.0%	525	1,381
White	33%	1,028	55.3%	832	44.7%	0	0.0%	196	1,860
Whitfield	29%	5,598	52.2%	5,132	47.8%	0	0.0%	466	10,730
Wilcox	48%	1,668	73.8%	593	26.2%	0	0.0%	1,075	2,261
Wilkes	43%	2,080	69.8%	902	30.2%	0	0.0%	1,178	2,982
Wilkinson	41%	1,363	56.0%	1,073	44.0%	0	0.0%	290	2,436
Worth	37%	2,154	60.2%	1,425	39.8%	0	0.0%	729	3,579
TOTAL	36%	636,060	54.0%	542,291	46.0%	391	0.0%	93,769	1,178,742
Total R vote: 542,291 (46.0%)      Total D vote: 636,060 (54.0%)      Total Other vote: 391 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Appling County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,456	47.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,622	52.7%
TOTAL	3,078
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Atkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	774	63.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	443	36.4%
TOTAL	1,217
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Bacon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,112	58.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	782	41.3%
TOTAL	1,894
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Baker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	564	51.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	535	48.7%
TOTAL	1,099
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Baldwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,596	55.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,875	44.4%
TOTAL	6,471
Turnout: 28%

1972 Senate class 2, Banks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,301	74.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	436	25.1%
TOTAL	1,737
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Barrow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,776	62.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,680	37.7%
TOTAL	4,456
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Bartow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,149	66.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,079	33.4%
TOTAL	6,228
Turnout: 28%

1972 Senate class 2, Ben Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,071	63.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,211	36.9%
TOTAL	3,282
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Berrien County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,623	59.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,126	41.0%
TOTAL	2,749
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Bibb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	25,009	66.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	12,869	34.0%
TOTAL	37,878
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Bleckley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,286	69.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,020	30.9%
TOTAL	3,306
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Brantley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,304	75.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	422	24.4%
TOTAL	1,726
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Brooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,748	58.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,266	42.0%
TOTAL	3,014
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Bryan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	888	53.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	780	46.8%
TOTAL	1,668
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Bulloch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,566	50.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	3,437	49.1%
TOTAL	7,003
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,377	61.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,522	39.0%
TOTAL	3,899
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Butts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,723	66.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	858	33.2%
TOTAL	2,581
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	946	71.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	383	28.8%
TOTAL	1,329
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Camden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,209	47.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,362	53.0%
TOTAL	2,571
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Candler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	865	52.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	773	47.2%
TOTAL	1,638
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	6,060	54.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	5,002	45.2%
TOTAL	11,062
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Catoosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,881	57.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,834	42.2%
TOTAL	6,715
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Charlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	649	52.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	582	47.3%
TOTAL	1,231
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Chatham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	21,559	44.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	26,863	55.5%
TOTAL	48,422
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Chattahoochee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	347	72.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	129	27.1%
TOTAL	476
Turnout: 3%

1972 Senate class 2, Chattooga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,706	67.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,289	32.3%
TOTAL	3,995
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,116	59.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,782	40.3%
TOTAL	6,898
Turnout: 31%

1972 Senate class 2, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	9,497	57.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	6,992	42.4%
TOTAL	16,489
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	616	71.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	252	29.0%
TOTAL	868
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Clayton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	11,145	40.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	16,520	59.7%
TOTAL	27,665
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Clinch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	857	64.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	470	35.4%
TOTAL	1,327
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Cobb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	23,797	44.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	29,943	55.7%
TOTAL	53,740
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Coffee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,907	59.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,997	40.7%
TOTAL	4,904
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Colquitt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,099	51.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	3,806	48.1%
TOTAL	7,905
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,990	53.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,603	46.5%
TOTAL	5,593
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,637	64.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	908	35.7%
TOTAL	2,545
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Coweta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,910	52.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	3,576	47.8%
TOTAL	7,486
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,351	79.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	356	20.9%
TOTAL	1,707
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Crisp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,984	68.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,367	31.4%
TOTAL	4,351
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Dade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,162	62.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	694	37.4%
TOTAL	1,856
Turnout: 28%

1972 Senate class 2, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	623	58.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	443	41.6%
TOTAL	1,066
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, De Kalb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	58,822	43.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	77,191	56.8%
TOTAL	136,013
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,492	63.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,004	36.5%
TOTAL	5,496
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,018	74.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,369	25.4%
TOTAL	5,387
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Dooly County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,878	74.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	650	25.7%
TOTAL	2,528
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Dougherty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	8,346	49.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	8,675	51.0%
TOTAL	17,021
Turnout: 30%

1972 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,011	39.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	4,695	60.9%
TOTAL	7,706
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Early County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,789	61.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,143	39.0%
TOTAL	2,932
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Echols County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	196	56.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	154	44.0%
TOTAL	350
Turnout: 30%

1972 Senate class 2, Effingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,549	44.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,962	55.9%
TOTAL	3,511
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Elbert County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,640	68.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,244	32.0%
TOTAL	3,884
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Emanuel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,321	51.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,198	48.6%
TOTAL	4,519
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Evans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,032	52.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	920	47.1%
TOTAL	1,952
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Fannin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,069	42.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,799	57.5%
TOTAL	4,868
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,537	40.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,235	59.3%
TOTAL	3,772
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	11,615	59.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	8,021	40.8%
TOTAL	19,636
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Forsyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,872	52.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,684	47.4%
TOTAL	3,556
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,729	66.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	862	33.3%
TOTAL	2,591
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	89,623	51.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	83,726	48.3%
TOTAL	173,349
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,815	53.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,573	46.4%
TOTAL	3,388
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Glascock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	329	55.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	261	44.2%
TOTAL	590
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Glynn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	5,406	49.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	5,577	50.8%
TOTAL	10,983
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Gordon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,294	63.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,877	36.3%
TOTAL	5,171
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Grady County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,990	67.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,448	32.6%
TOTAL	4,438
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,884	71.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	759	28.7%
TOTAL	2,643
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Gwinnett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	10,994	50.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	10,714	49.4%
TOTAL	21,708
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Habersham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,323	67.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,609	32.6%
TOTAL	4,932
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	8,721	62.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	5,289	37.8%
TOTAL	14,010
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,322	43.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,691	56.1%
TOTAL	3,013
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Haralson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,171	51.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,090	49.0%
TOTAL	4,261
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Harris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,742	54.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,437	45.2%
TOTAL	3,179
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Hart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,231	77.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	639	22.3%
TOTAL	2,870
Turnout: 27%

1972 Senate class 2, Heard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	846	60.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	551	39.4%
TOTAL	1,397
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,106	57.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	3,055	42.7%
TOTAL	7,161
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	12,796	77.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	3,709	22.5%
TOTAL	16,505
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Irwin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,338	58.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	966	41.9%
TOTAL	2,304
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,717	68.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,692	31.3%
TOTAL	5,409
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,154	65.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	611	34.6%
TOTAL	1,765
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Jeff Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,223	59.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	847	40.9%
TOTAL	2,070
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,453	60.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,588	39.3%
TOTAL	4,041
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Jenkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,512	67.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	746	33.0%
TOTAL	2,258
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,587	60.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,036	39.5%
TOTAL	2,623
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,526	68.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,168	31.6%
TOTAL	3,694
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,435	61.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	903	38.6%
TOTAL	2,338
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Lanier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	562	58.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	397	41.4%
TOTAL	959
Turnout: 30%

1972 Senate class 2, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	6,157	60.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	3,999	39.4%
TOTAL	10,156
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,011	56.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	783	43.6%
TOTAL	1,794
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,915	67.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	939	32.9%
TOTAL	2,854
Turnout: 20%

1972 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	940	62.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	555	37.1%
TOTAL	1,495
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Long County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	720	76.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	227	24.0%
TOTAL	947
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Lowndes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,672	49.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	4,872	51.0%
TOTAL	9,544
Turnout: 26%

1972 Senate class 2, Lumpkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,166	64.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	653	35.9%
TOTAL	1,819
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Macon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,244	72.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	865	27.8%
TOTAL	3,109
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,920	59.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,327	40.9%
TOTAL	3,247
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	637	65.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	340	34.8%
TOTAL	977
Turnout: 31%

1972 Senate class 2, McDuffie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,173	58.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,576	42.0%
TOTAL	3,749
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,274	66.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	641	33.5%
TOTAL	1,915
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Meriwether County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,801	62.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,679	37.5%
TOTAL	4,480
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Miller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	766	56.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	580	43.1%
TOTAL	1,346
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,821	60.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,836	39.4%
TOTAL	4,657
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,939	66.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	993	33.9%
TOTAL	2,932
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,033	63.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	591	36.4%
TOTAL	1,624
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,628	64.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	885	35.2%
TOTAL	2,513
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,341	68.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,061	31.2%
TOTAL	3,402
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Muscogee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	18,634	51.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	17,563	48.5%
TOTAL	36,197
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,677	60.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,419	39.7%
TOTAL	6,096
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,526	61.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	961	38.6%
TOTAL	2,487
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Oglethorpe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,014	50.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,010	49.9%
TOTAL	2,024
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Paulding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,499	57.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,883	43.0%
TOTAL	4,382
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Peach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	5,001	83.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,026	17.0%
TOTAL	6,027
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,342	53.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,181	46.8%
TOTAL	2,523
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,306	56.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	994	43.2%
TOTAL	2,300
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Pike County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,036	56.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	805	43.7%
TOTAL	1,841
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,717	58.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,641	41.5%
TOTAL	6,358
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,835	76.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	554	23.2%
TOTAL	2,389
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,519	63.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	870	36.4%
TOTAL	2,389
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Quitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	436	69.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	194	30.8%
TOTAL	630
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Rabun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,252	64.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	694	35.7%
TOTAL	1,946
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,574	58.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,134	41.9%
TOTAL	2,708
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	14,781	42.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	20,078	57.6%
TOTAL	34,859
Turnout: 31%

1972 Senate class 2, Rockdale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,118	47.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,320	52.3%
TOTAL	4,438
Turnout: 32%

1972 Senate class 2, Schley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	534	62.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	317	37.3%
TOTAL	851
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Screven County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,532	51.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,470	49.0%
TOTAL	3,002
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,477	69.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	641	30.3%
TOTAL	2,118
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Spalding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,648	52.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	4,243	47.7%
TOTAL	8,891
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,900	62.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,748	37.6%
TOTAL	4,648
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Stewart County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	878	65.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	469	34.8%
TOTAL	1,347
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,059	52.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,730	47.2%
TOTAL	5,789
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Talbot County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	981	66.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	502	33.9%
TOTAL	1,483
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Taliaferro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	721	100.0%
TOTAL	721
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Tattnall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,927	59.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,303	40.3%
TOTAL	3,230
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,697	77.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	483	22.2%
TOTAL	2,180
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Telfair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,074	73.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	737	26.2%
TOTAL	2,811
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Terrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,726	62.6%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,029	37.4%
TOTAL	2,755
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	5,182	58.4%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	3,686	41.6%
TOTAL	8,868
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Tift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,771	52.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,549	47.9%
TOTAL	5,320
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Toombs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,546	50.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,496	49.5%
TOTAL	5,042
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Towns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,178	49.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,226	51.0%
TOTAL	2,404
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Treutlen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,040	67.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	505	32.7%
TOTAL	1,545
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Troup County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	6,873	65.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	3,683	34.9%
TOTAL	10,556
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Turner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,825	73.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	648	26.2%
TOTAL	2,473
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Twiggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,912	77.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	543	22.1%
TOTAL	2,455
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,971	59.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,328	40.3%
TOTAL	3,299
Turnout: 67%

1972 Senate class 2, Upson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,527	56.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,744	43.8%
TOTAL	6,271
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,762	47.5%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	5,261	52.5%
TOTAL	10,023
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Walton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	3,399	64.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,887	35.7%
TOTAL	5,286
Turnout: 34%

1972 Senate class 2, Ware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	4,825	61.9%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,964	38.1%
TOTAL	7,789
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	897	57.1%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	673	42.9%
TOTAL	1,570
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,909	55.7%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,315	44.3%
TOTAL	5,224
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,430	54.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	2,070	46.0%
TOTAL	4,500
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	338	55.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	273	44.7%
TOTAL	611
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	953	69.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	428	31.0%
TOTAL	1,381
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, White County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,028	55.3%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	832	44.7%
TOTAL	1,860
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Whitfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	5,598	52.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	5,132	47.8%
TOTAL	10,730
Turnout: 29%

1972 Senate class 2, Wilcox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,668	73.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	593	26.2%
TOTAL	2,261
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Wilkes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,080	69.8%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	902	30.2%
TOTAL	2,982
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Wilkinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	1,363	56.0%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,073	44.0%
TOTAL	2,436
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Worth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Sam Nunn (D)	2,154	60.2%
Fletcher Thompson (R)	1,425	39.8%
TOTAL	3,579
Turnout: 37%