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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia Senate District 16

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Ted Land (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Tommy Davis (D) by 11.4 points.

Ted LandRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%17,289
Tommy DavisDemocrat
44.3%13,748
31,037 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+42.21984R+37.01986R+11.41988D+6.11990R+15.32000R+40.02002

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