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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia Senate District 52

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Richard Marable (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Bobby G. Payne (R) by 20.1 points.

Richard MarableDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.1%20,427
Bobby G. PayneRepublican
39.9%13,585
34,012 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+6.91994D+20.11996D+29.01998D+9.02000R+8.42002R+27.82004

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