1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia Senate District 26
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Bert Hamilton (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Linton D. Baggs Jr. (R) by 35.5 points.
Bert HamiltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%10,413
Linton D. Baggs Jr.Republican
32.2%4,953
15,366 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