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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia House District 59

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Mike Barnett (R) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating Roger Lingerfelt (D) by 55.9 points.

Mike BarnettRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.9%15,599
22.1%4,413
20,012 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

EvenR+33.01980R+2.41982R+33.81986R+55.91988R+14.61990R+29.11992

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