DemocratNot in office · last served 1998Last on a ballot: Nov 1996
Ralph David Abernathy III
Last held office: Georgia State Senate, District 38 (1992–1998). Ran in 7 elections between 1986 and 1996, winning 6.
- Last margin
- +59.4
- Won 1996
- Elections
- 7
- 1986–1996
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Abernathy was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Georgia House of Representatives, District 39Georgia State Senate, District 38
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Abernathy has run
Margin: how far Abernathy finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Georgia State Senate, District 38 | General | Won | Trudy Kitchin (R) | 79.7% | D+59.4 |
| 1994 | Georgia State Senate, District 38 | General | Won | Michael B. Gaines (R) | 72% | D+43.9 |
| 1992 | Georgia State Senate, District 38 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Won | Cynthia McKinney (D) | 50% | D+0.1 |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Won | Cynthia McKinney (D), John E. Thompson (R), Joseph N. Baltes (R) | 28.5% | R+1.9 |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 | Primary | Won | Cynthia McKinney (D), Dub Anderson (D), Herb Mabry (D) | 27.7% | +13.9 |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 | Primary | Lost | Barbara H. Couch (D), John W. Greer (D), Cynthia McKinney (D) | 23.6% | −12.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Abernathy has held
- Georgia State Senate, District 38 · 1992–1998
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 · 1988–1992
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Abernathy has run against
- Trudy Kitchin (R) · 1996 election, won
- Michael B. Gaines (R) · 1994 election, won
- Cynthia McKinney (D) · 1990 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive