1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 18

Name: 1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 18
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Ed Barker (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Stanley E. Smith Jr. (D) by 18.1 points.

Ed BarkerDemocrat · winner

59.0%8,227

Stanley E. Smith Jr.Democrat · incumbent

41.0%5,711

13,938 votes

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