2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia Senate District 47
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ralph T. Hudgens (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Tim Riley (D) by 29.5 points.
Ralph T. HudgensRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%46,257
Tim RileyDemocrat
35.2%25,172
71,429 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