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1972Final results

1972 election for Georgia Senate District 36

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Jack L. Stephens (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating John H. Calhoun (R) by 46.2 points.

Jack L. StephensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%8,503
John H. CalhounRepublican
26.9%3,131
11,634 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+46.21972D+74.41978D+76.01980D+64.21982D+62.11986D+83.92026

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