1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia Senate District 40
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Paul Coverdell (R) won with 82.1% of the vote, defeating Hy Chinkes (D) by 64.3 points.
Paul CoverdellRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.1%28,254
Hy ChinkesDemocrat
17.9%6,149
34,403 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