1986Final results
1986 election for Georgia Senate District 55
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Lawrence Stumbaugh (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Gayle Hughes (R) by 31.2 points.
Lawrence StumbaughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%14,943
Gayle HughesRepublican
34.4%7,844
22,787 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