2012Final results
2012 election for Georgia Senate District 9
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Don Balfour (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Scott Drake (D) by 23.6 points.
Don BalfourRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.8%46,464
Scott DrakeDemocrat
38.2%28,713
75,177 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