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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

EvenD+51.01984D+50.12000R+0.82002D+13.62004D+59.02008D+40.92022

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