1972Final results

1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 5

Name: 1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 5
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Sam King (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Ken Martin (D) by 12.7 points.

Sam KingDemocrat · winner

56.4%1,688

43.6%1,307

2,995 votes

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