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1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 21

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Bill English (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Preston Lewis (D) by 10.5 points.

Bill EnglishDemocrat · winner
55.2%11,079
Preston LewisDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%8,979
20,058 votes

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