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1972Final results

1972 election for Georgia House District 46

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

George Petro (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Shirley Kramer (D) by 12.2 points.

George PetroRepublican · winner
56.1%4,125
43.9%3,229
7,355 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+43.71978D+25.01980D+37.41982D+13.91984D+37.01986D+32.91988

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