1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 51
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
James Beverly Langford (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Jack C. Fincher (D) by 3.3 points.
James Beverly LangfordDemocrat · winner
51.7%6,878
Jack C. FincherDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%6,434
13,312 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET