2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia Senate District 42
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
David Adelman (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Altaf Galeyev (R) by 61.8 points.
David AdelmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.9%51,409
Altaf GaleyevRepublican
19.1%12,154
63,563 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