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1988Final results

1988 election for Georgia Senate District 54

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

W. W. Fincher Jr. (D) won re-election with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Rick Williams (R) by 5.7 points.

W. W. Fincher Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%15,232
Rick WilliamsRepublican
47.2%13,593
28,825 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+38.01986D+5.71988D+31.21990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)