2012 general · November 6, 2012
2012 Georgia State Senate election results, district by district
Every Georgia State Senate district in the 2012 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 56 seats
After the electionD 18 · R 38
Races55
Changed party0
Unopposed78%43 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 18 · R 37
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Earl Carter (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | Lester Jackson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | William T. Ligon Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Jack Hill (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Curt Thompson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Hunter Hill (R) | 5.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 | Tyler Harper (R) | 43.1 | |
| SD-8 | Tim Golden (R) | 24.1 | |
| SD-9 | Don Balfour (R) | 23.6 | |
| SD-10 | Emanuel Jones (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | John Bulloch (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Freddie Powell Sims (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | John Dickey Crosby (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Barry Loudermilk (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Ed Harbison (D) | 49.4 | |
| SD-16 | Ronnie Chance (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Richard M. Jeffares (R) | 25.5 | |
| SD-18 | Cecil Staton (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Tom Williams (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Ross Tolleson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Chip Rogers (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Hardie Davis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Jesse Stone (R) | 19.0 | |
| SD-24 | William S. Jackson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Burt Jones (R) | 27.4 | |
| SD-26 | David Lucas (D) | 36.6 | |
| SD-27 | Jack Murphy (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Michael R. Crane (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Josh McKoon (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Bill Heath (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Judson Hill (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Steve Thompson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Valencia Seay (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Donzella James (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-36 | Nan Orrock (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-37 | Lindsey Tippins (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-38 | Horacena Tate (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-39 | Vincent Fort (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-40 | Fran Millar (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Steve Henson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-42 | Jason Carter (D) | 48.0 | |
| SD-43 | Ronald B. Ramsey Sr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-44 | Gail Davenport (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | Renee S. Unterman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-46 | Bill Cowsert (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-47 | Frank Ginn (R) | 34.9 | |
| SD-48 | David Shafer (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Cecil T. Miller (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-50 | John K. Wilkinson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-51 | Steve Gooch (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-52 | Chuck Hufstetler (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-53 | Jeff Mullis (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-54 | Charlie Bethel (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-55 | Gloria Butler (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-56 | John Albers (R) | 34.5 |
Georgia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner