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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia Senate District 33

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Steve Thompson (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Ken Minchew (R) by 23.1 points.

Steve ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%21,767
Ken MinchewRepublican
38.4%13,586
35,353 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+33.31988D+25.31990D+11.81992D+23.11996D+36.32000D+20.42004

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