1996Final results
1996 election for Georgia Senate District 27
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ed Gochenour (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Floyd M. Buford Jr. (D) by 1.5 points.
Ed GochenourRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%22,554
Floyd M. Buford Jr.Democrat
49.2%21,881
44,435 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