1972Final results
1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 42
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Pierre Howard (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Fred Orr (D) by 30.2 points.
Pierre HowardDemocrat · winner
51.7%3,432
Fred OrrDemocrat
21.6%1,431
Joseph W. CahoonDemocrat
16.0%1,059
Morris FindleyDemocrat
10.7%713
6,635 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET