1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia Senate District 34
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
W. Armstrong Smith (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating James R. Hamilton (D) by 12.5 points.
W. Armstrong SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%14,118
James R. HamiltonDemocrat
43.8%10,985
25,103 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