1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Georgia House District 20
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
5 seats: Herman Clark (R), Steve Thompson (D), Jack Vaughan (R), Earl Ehrhart (R), Gresham Howren (R) won.
5 seatsHerman ClarkRepublican · winner
14.4%37,632
Steve ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.6%35,375
Jack VaughanRepublican · winner
12.3%31,980
Earl EhrhartRepublican · winner
11.8%30,830
Gresham HowrenRepublican · winner
10.8%28,277
Sam P. Hensley Sr.Democrat · incumbent
10.6%27,663
Joe Mack WilsonDemocrat · incumbent
9.9%25,910
Irma GloverDemocrat
9.7%25,363
Mary Ward CaterDemocrat
6.9%17,988
261,018 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET