1988Final results
1988 election for Georgia House District 42
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Thomas Kilgore (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Barry Gibbs (R) by 2.7 points.
Thomas KilgoreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%5,286
Barry GibbsRepublican
48.6%5,006
10,292 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