1972Final results

1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 6

Name: 1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 6
Start: 1972-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Roscoe Emory Dean Jr. (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Bud Herrin (D) by 38.7 points.

Roscoe Emory Dean Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

69.4%10,737

30.6%4,742

15,479 votes

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