2012Final results
2012 election for Georgia Senate District 56
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
John Albers (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Akhtar Sadiq (D) by 34.5 points.
John AlbersRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%48,145
Akhtar SadiqDemocrat
32.7%23,438
71,583 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET