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2006Final results

2006 election for Georgia Senate District 8

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Tim Golden (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating G. Norman Bennett (R) by 16.8 points.

Tim GoldenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%18,081
41.6%12,877
30,958 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+12.12004D+16.82006R+24.12012R+22.72014R+28.62016R+23.52020

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