1988Final results
1988 election for Georgia House District 47
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Chesley Morton (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Peggy Lehmberg (D) by 12.1 points.
Chesley MortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%6,508
Peggy LehmbergDemocrat
43.9%5,103
11,611 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