1972Final results
1972 primary for Georgia Senate District 9
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Franklin Sutton (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating R. E. Bodenhamer (D) by 4.6 points.
Franklin SuttonDemocrat · winner
52.3%7,334
R. E. BodenhamerDemocrat
47.7%6,692
14,026 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET