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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia House District 62

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Charles E. Bannister (R) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Ballance (D) by 46.2 points.

Charles E. BannisterRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.1%12,553
Tom BallanceDemocrat
26.9%4,622
17,175 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+46.21988R+34.61990D+7.71992D+28.91994D+24.11996D+19.51998

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