2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia Senate District 17
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
John Douglas (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Rudy Cox (D) by 20.6 points.
John DouglasRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%58,171
Rudy CoxDemocrat
39.7%38,274
96,445 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET