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1976Final results

1976 election for Georgia Senate District 2

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Charles H. Wessels (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating John L. Sapp (R) by 42.1 points.

Charles H. WesselsDemocrat · winner
71.0%13,305
John L. SappRepublican
29.0%5,424
18,735 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+6.81974D+42.11976D+67.81982D+55.52000D+45.12010D+43.92022

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