1976Final results
1976 election for Georgia Senate District 40
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Paul Coverdell (R) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Stan Jones (D) by 43.4 points.
Paul CoverdellRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.7%27,350
Stan JonesDemocrat
28.3%10,797
38,147 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET