1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 32

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 32
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Joe Thompson (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Cyrus M. Chapman (D) by 5.1 points.

Joe ThompsonDemocrat · winner

52.5%4,390

Cyrus M. ChapmanDemocrat · incumbent

47.5%3,964

8,354 votes

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