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1976Final results

1976 election for Georgia Senate District 41

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

James W. Tysinger (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Charles L. Smith (D) by 22.8 points.

James W. TysingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.4%17,923
38.6%11,257
29,182 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

EvenR+37.61970R+30.81974R+22.81976R+27.11978R+48.51980R+43.51988

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