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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia House District 26

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jim Martin (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Melody Harrison (R) by 35.7 points.

Jim MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%10,271
Melody HarrisonRepublican
32.1%4,865
15,136 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

EvenD+35.71988D+11.61992D+15.61994R+35.71996R+26.22004R+16.72006

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