2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia Senate District 23
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
J. B. Powell (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Napoleon Jenkins (R) by 27.8 points.
J. B. PowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%34,864
Napoleon JenkinsRepublican
36.1%19,692
54,556 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