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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia House District 46

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Cathey W. Steinberg (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Lisa Richardson (R) by 37.0 points.

Cathey W. SteinbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%4,422
Lisa RichardsonRepublican
31.5%2,034
6,456 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+25.01980D+37.41982D+13.91984D+37.01986D+32.91988R+43.52002

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