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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia Senate District 55

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Steve Henson (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating M. McDaniel (R) by 58.7 points.

Steve HensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.4%26,538
M. McDanielRepublican
20.6%6,899
33,437 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+13.61984D+31.21986D+30.51990D+58.71996D+51.72004D+55.62016

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