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1990Final results

1990 election for Georgia Senate District 51

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

William G. Hasty Sr. (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Ben N. Whitaker (R) by 13.6 points.

William G. Hasty Sr.Democrat · winner
56.8%13,341
Ben N. WhitakerRepublican
43.2%10,146
23,487 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenD+18.41988D+13.61990R+18.11992R+28.21998R+33.92004R+63.82010

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