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2008Final results

2008 election for Georgia Senate District 43

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Ronald B. Ramsey Sr. (D) won with 83.6% of the vote, defeating Willie Hinton (R) by 67.2 points.

Ronald B. Ramsey Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
83.6%63,809
Willie HintonRepublican
16.4%12,500
76,309 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+59.41992D+50.82004D+55.02006D+67.22008D+59.62010D+40.92016

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