1972Final results
1972 election for Georgia Senate District 55
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Max Cleland (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Rooks Boynton (R) by 7.4 points.
Max ClelandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.7%12,188
Rooks BoyntonRepublican
46.3%10,498
22,686 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