1996Final results
1996 election for Georgia Senate District 23
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Donald E. Cheeks (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Paul D. Webster (R) by 12.3 points.
Donald E. CheeksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%20,506
Paul D. WebsterRepublican
43.9%16,029
36,535 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET