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2008Final results

2008 election for Georgia Senate District 46

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Bill Cowsert (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Sherry L. Jackson (D) by 15.6 points.

Bill CowsertRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%41,452
42.2%30,284
71,736 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

EvenR+1.42002R+3.22004R+11.42006R+15.62008R+20.82018R+22.02020

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