1968Final results
1968 election for Georgia Senate District 23
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Mike Padgett (Ind) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating William G. Schafer (D) by 9.6 points.
Mike PadgettIndependent · winner · incumbent
54.8%7,955
William G. SchaferDemocrat
45.2%6,568
14,523 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET