1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Senate District 28

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Senate District 28
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Robert H. Smalley Jr. (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Claude H. Whaley (D) by 6.3 points.

Robert H. Smalley Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

53.2%7,300

46.8%6,434

13,734 votes

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