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1976Final results

1976 election for Georgia Senate District 51

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

James Beverly Langford (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Leonard B. Brown (R) by 58.7 points.

James Beverly LangfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.3%15,857
20.7%4,130
19,988 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+18.41988D+13.61990R+18.11992R+28.21998R+33.92004R+63.82010

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