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2012Final results

2012 election for Georgia Senate District 47

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Frank Ginn (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Riley (D) by 34.9 points.

Frank GinnRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%41,549
Tim RileyDemocrat
32.6%20,073
61,622 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

EvenR+29.72006R+29.52008R+46.72010R+34.92012R+32.92018R+31.72020

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