1986Final results
1986 election for Georgia Senate District 56
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Sallie Newbill (R) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Larry Talley (D) by 45.4 points.
Sallie NewbillRepublican · winner
72.7%25,913
Larry TalleyDemocrat
27.3%9,731
35,644 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