1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia Senate District 14
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Hugh Carter (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Walter Wainwright (R) by 35.3 points.
Hugh CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.7%10,631
Walter WainwrightRepublican
32.3%5,081
15,712 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET