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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia Senate District 30

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Sam P. Roberts (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Jack E. Threadgill (D) by 15.4 points.

Sam P. RobertsRepublican · winner
57.7%23,252
42.3%17,031
40,283 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

EvenD+30.71988D+9.61992R+21.31994R+15.41996R+33.31998R+28.72000

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