1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for Georgia Senate District 19
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Walter Ray (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Nathan Deaton (D) by 59.7 points.
Walter RayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%21,273
Nathan DeatonDemocrat
20.2%5,376
26,649 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET