1986Final results
1986 primary for Georgia Senate District 19
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Walter Ray (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Don Bell (D) by 16.4 points.
Walter RayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.7%10,118
Don BellDemocrat
38.3%7,090
Guy TrippDemocrat
7.0%1,293
18,501 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET