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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia Senate District 30

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Wayne Garner (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Fordham (R) by 38.1 points.

Wayne GarnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.0%14,738
Bill FordhamRepublican
31.0%6,611
21,349 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+38.11986D+30.71988D+9.61992R+21.31994R+15.41996R+33.31998

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