1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia Senate District 33
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
J. H. Henderson Jr. (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Samuel R. Walker (R) by 6.1 points.
J. H. Henderson Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%8,885
Samuel R. WalkerRepublican
47.0%7,870
16,756 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