Spencer was appointed to the United States Senate on 1 April1941 to finish the unexpired term of Senator John E. Miller. Spencer served until 3 January1943 and did not stand for reelection, preferring instead to return to the Navy for World War II service.
He served as director of the Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Company at Shreveport, Louisiana and commissioner of the Southwest Arkansas Water District. He served as the Arkansas executive vice president of the Red River Valley Association as well. He served as the chairman of board and president of First National Bank of Hope, Arkansas.
George Lloyd Spencer died at Hope, Arkansas on 14 January1981 and is buried in Rosehill Gardens in Hope.