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2012Final results

2012 election for Georgia Senate District 26

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

David Lucas (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Bobby Gale (R) by 36.6 points.

David LucasDemocrat · winner
68.3%42,670
Bobby GaleRepublican
31.7%19,809
62,479 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+53.31986D+59.22000D+39.02002D+32.02004D+36.62012D+36.82026

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