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1972Final results

1972 election for Georgia Senate District 53

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

E. G. Summers (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Chambers (R) by 30.6 points.

E. G. SummersDemocrat · winner
65.3%9,706
34.7%5,155
14,861 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+24.11990R+3.21994D+7.01996D+0.51998R+10.82000R+26.62006

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