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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia Senate District 53

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Waymond Huggins (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Martha M. Hulgan (R) by 21.6 points.

Waymond HugginsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%14,768
39.2%9,530
24,298 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+24.11990R+3.21994D+7.01996D+0.51998R+10.82000R+26.62006

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