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1974Final results

1974 election for Georgia Senate District 5

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Robert H. Bell (R) won re-election with 64.3% of the vote, defeating George Wilson (D) by 28.5 points.

Robert H. BellRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%16,028
35.7%8,918
24,946 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

EvenR+56.71972R+28.51974R+29.51976

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)