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1972Final results

1972 election for Georgia House District 7

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Tom L. Shanahan (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Truett Moss (R) by 6.8 points.

Tom L. ShanahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%2,828
Truett MossRepublican
46.6%2,470
5,298 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+24.51986D+21.51988D+23.81990D+0.71992R+13.41994R+4.52000

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