1986Final results
1986 election for Georgia Senate District 48
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Donn Peevy (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Steve Pate (R) by 0.3 points.
Donn PeevyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%13,682
Steve PateRepublican
49.9%13,605
27,287 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET