1996Final results
1996 election for Georgia Senate District 38
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ralph David Abernathy III (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Trudy Kitchin (R) by 59.4 points.
Ralph David Abernathy IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.7%29,037
Trudy KitchinRepublican
20.3%7,391
36,428 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