1968Final results
1968 election for Georgia Senate District 56
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Jack Hardy (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Coverdell (R) by 21.3 points.
Jack HardyDemocrat · winner
60.6%87,980
Paul CoverdellRepublican
39.4%57,117
145,097 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET