1996Final results
1996 election for Georgia Senate District 42
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Mary Margaret Oliver (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Genirberg (R) by 39.5 points.
Mary Margaret OliverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%28,472
Richard GenirbergRepublican
30.2%12,334
40,806 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