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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia Senate District 26

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Tommy C. Olmstead (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Wilcox (R) by 53.3 points.

Tommy C. OlmsteadDemocrat · winner
76.6%12,471
Jim WilcoxRepublican
23.4%3,803
16,274 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+35.51972D+27.51974D+52.11976D+53.31986D+59.22000D+39.02002

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