2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia Senate District 22
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ed Tarver (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating John Butler (R) by 59.0 points.
Ed TarverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.5%43,579
John ButlerRepublican
20.5%11,235
54,814 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