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1972Final results

1972 election for Georgia Senate District 37

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Ed Garrard (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Walter D. Everhart (R) by 29.5 points.

Ed GarrardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%9,476
35.2%5,155
14,633 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

EvenR+10.11982R+49.71984R+20.41992R+45.11998R+17.82018R+14.12020

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