1972Final results

1972 Republican primary for Georgia Senate District 5

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

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Robert H. Bell (R) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Wagner (R) by 43.1 points.

Robert H. BellRepublican · winner

71.6%7,870

28.4%3,127

10,997 votes

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