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1974 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 52

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Sam W. Doss (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Mehaffey (D) by 27.5 points.

Sam W. DossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%10,445
Jim MehaffeyDemocrat
36.2%5,934
16,379 votes

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