1988Final results
1988 election for Georgia House District 51
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Thurbert E. Baker (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Hugh Wright (R) by 42.1 points.
Thurbert E. BakerDemocrat · winner
71.0%6,671
Hugh WrightRepublican
29.0%2,720
9,391 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