1988Final results
1988 election for Georgia Senate District 30
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Wayne Garner (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Merritt Lane (R) by 30.7 points.
Wayne GarnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%21,408
Merritt LaneRepublican
34.6%11,342
32,750 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