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2012Final results

2012 election for Georgia Senate District 42

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Jason Carter (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Brett Quarterman (R) by 48.0 points.

Jason CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%52,643
26.0%18,505
71,148 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+56.72004D+58.22006D+61.82008D+48.02012D+48.82014D+53.82016

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