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2004 election for Georgia Senate District 31
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Bill Heath (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Lester Tate (D) by 30.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bill HeathRepublican · winner
65.1%37,822
Lester TateDemocrat
34.9%20,302
58,124 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