1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia Senate District 42
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Pierre Howard (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating M. Fred Jones (R) by 27.2 points.
Pierre HowardDemocrat · winner
63.6%12,629
M. Fred JonesRepublican
36.4%7,229
19,858 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