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1972Final results

1972 election for Georgia Senate District 27

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

George N. Skene (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Lester Zack Dozier (D) by 1.2 points.

George N. SkeneRepublican · winner
50.6%10,720
49.4%10,461
21,181 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+60.31986R+1.11992R+1.81994R+1.51996R+10.71998R+25.42000

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