2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Georgia Senate District 48
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Zahra Karinshak (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Matt Reeves (R) by 7.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Zahra KarinshakDemocrat · winner
53.6%35,440
Matt ReevesRepublican
46.4%30,710
66,150 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET