1972Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 17
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
TURNER R SCOTT led; no source recorded a winner.
Turner R. ScottDemocrat · leading · incumbent
41.9%7,702
Bethel SalterDemocrat
34.2%6,297
Jim M. SteeleDemocrat
23.9%4,395
18,394 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET