2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for Georgia Senate District 22
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Charles W. Walker (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Cheeks (R) by 13.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charles W. WalkerDemocrat · winner
56.8%28,460
Donald E. CheeksRepublican · incumbent
43.2%21,629
50,089 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET