1972Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 28
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
ROBERT H SMALLEY JR led; no source recorded a winner.
Robert H. Smalley Jr.Democrat · leading · incumbent
48.0%7,220
Claude H. WhaleyDemocrat
28.7%4,316
Carl E. PruettDemocrat
23.4%3,519
15,055 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET