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1968Final resultsSpecial election

1968 special election for Georgia Senate District 41

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

James W. Tysinger (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Sid Johnson (D) by 18.0 points.

James W. TysingerRepublican · winner
59.0%9,180
Sid JohnsonDemocrat
41.0%6,374
15,554 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+18.01968 special electionR+21.01968R+37.61970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)