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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia Senate District 36

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

David Scott (D) won with 81.0% of the vote, defeating Chuck Scheid (R) by 62.1 points.

David ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.0%9,964
Chuck ScheidRepublican
19.0%2,330
12,294 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+46.21972D+74.41978D+76.01980D+64.21982D+62.11986D+83.92026

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