1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 Republican primary for Georgia Senate District 56

Name: 1986 Republican primary for Georgia Senate District 56
Start: 1986-08-01
Location: Georgia

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Sallie Newbill (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Haskew Brantley (R) by 17.3 points.

Sallie NewbillRepublican · winner

58.7%3,440

Haskew BrantleyRepublican · incumbent

41.3%2,425

5,865 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET