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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia Senate District 16

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Ted Land (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating E. J. Bagley (D) by 37.0 points.

Ted LandRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.5%15,893
E. J. BagleyDemocrat
31.5%7,302
23,195 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

EvenR+42.21984R+37.01986R+11.41988D+6.11990R+15.32000R+40.02002

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