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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia Senate District 41

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

James W. Tysinger (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating John Perry Chaney (D) by 43.5 points.

James W. TysingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%26,366
28.2%10,378
36,744 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+22.81976R+27.11978R+48.51980R+43.51988R+45.31996R+24.51998

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