1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Georgia Senate District 34
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
James R. Hamilton (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating W. Armstrong Smith (R) by 19.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
James R. HamiltonDemocrat · winner
59.6%13,200
W. Armstrong SmithRepublican · incumbent
40.4%8,947
22,147 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET