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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia Senate District 28

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Arthur Edge (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Pat Child (D) by 37.6 points.

Arthur EdgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%19,545
Pat ChildDemocrat
31.2%8,861
28,406 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

EvenD+41.61978D+29.81980R+6.11986R+37.61988R+42.72008R+44.82014

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