2010Final results
2010 election for Georgia Senate District 1
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Earl Carter (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Carry Smith (D) by 40.6 points.
Earl CarterRepublican · winner
70.3%34,890
Carry SmithDemocrat
29.7%14,723
49,613 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET