United States Senate election in Georgia, 1986

United States Senate election in Georgia, 1986
1980 ←
 November 8, 1986
 → 1992
 
Nominee Wyche Fowler Mack Mattingly
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 623,707 601,241
Percentage 50.92% 49.08%
County Results
Senator before election

Mack Mattingly
Republican

 Elected Senator

Wyche Fowler
Democratic
Elections in Georgia

The 1986 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. SenatorSenator Mack Mattingly decided to run for re-election and lost a close race to Wyche Fowler. [1]

Contents

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

1986 United States Senate election, Georgia[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wyche Fowler 623,707 50.91% +1.78
Republican Mack Mattingly (inc.) 601,241 49.08% -1.79
Write-In Votes 60 0.00% N/A
Majority 22,466 1.83 +.09
Turnout 1,225,008
Democratic gain from Republican Swing 1.78

References

  1. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1986election.pdf
  2. ^ "United States Senator". Our Campaigns. 2005-12-21. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3677. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
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