1988Final results
1988 election for Georgia Senate District 40
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Paul Coverdell (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Timothy Shawn Riley (D) by 46.0 points.
Paul CoverdellRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%40,169
Timothy Shawn RileyDemocrat
27.0%14,849
55,018 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