1986Final results
1986 election for Georgia Senate District 9
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Tom Philips (R) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Diana Preston (D) by 32.0 points.
Tom PhilipsRepublican · winner
66.0%21,275
Diana PrestonDemocrat
34.0%10,951
32,226 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