1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 21
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Jay Carroll Cox (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Roy Lee Smith (D) by 23.5 points.
Jay Carroll CoxDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.8%12,241
Roy Lee SmithDemocrat
38.2%7,575
19,816 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET