2016 Georgia State Senate election

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2016 Georgia State Senate election
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All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate
28 (with Lt. Gov.) seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Butch Miller Steve Henson
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 49th 41st
Last election 39 17
Seats before 39 17
Seats after 38 18
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,247,579 1,260,395
Percentage 64.08% 35.92%
Swing Increase14.05% Decrease14.05%
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
President pro tempore before election

Butch Miller
Republican

 Elected President pro tempore

Butch Miller
Republican

The 2016 Georgia State Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. Georgia voters elected state senators in all 56 of the state senate's districts to the 154th Georgia General Assembly for two-year terms in the Georgia State Senate. The elections coincided with the 2016 United States presidential election, 2016 United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 Georgia House of Representatives election, and more.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[1] Safe R May 18, 2016

Results

Popular vote
Republican
 
 57.58%
Democratic
 
 42.26%
Other
 
 0.16%
Senate seats
Republican
 
 64.0%
Democratic
 
 36.0%
Affiliation Candidates Votes Vote % Seats Won
Republican 42 2,247,579 64.07% 38 (Decrease1)
Democratic 27 1,260,395 35.93% 18 (Increase1)
Total 69 3,507,974 100% 56

Source: [2]

Detailed results by District

2016 election results:[3] [4]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes
District 1--59,151100.00%--59,151Republican Hold
District 254,264100.00%----54,264Democratic Hold
District 3--53,872100.00%--53,872Republican Hold
District 4--54,539100.00%--54,539Republican Hold
District 535,586100.00%----35,586Democratic Hold
District 639,20148.08%42,33851.92%--81,539Republican Hold
District 7--48,481100.00%--48,481Republican Hold
District 820,66151.92%37,23749.18%--57,898Republican Hold
District 9--65,094100.00%--65,094Republican Hold
District 10--70,764100.00%--70,764Democratic Hold
District 11--49,068100.00%--49,068Republican Hold
District 1248,863100.00%----48,863 Democratic Hold
District 1316,85327.91%43,53472.09%--60,387Republican Hold
District 14--63,251100.00%--63,251Republican Hold
District 1544,076100.00%----44,076Democratic Hold
District 16--66,383100.00%--66,383Republican Hold
District 1732,77240.35%48,44459.65%--81,216Republican Hold
District 18--60,751100.00%--60,751Republican Hold
District 19--43,329100.00%--43,329Republican Hold
District 20--60,774100.00%--60,774Republican Hold
District 21--78,154100.00%--78,154Republican Hold
District 2252,532100.00%----52,532Democratic Hold
District 23--52,831100.00%--52,831Republican Hold
District 2452,83168.64%25,98831.36%--78,819Republican Hold
District 25--60,036100.00%--60,036Republican Hold
District 2647,812100.00%----47,812Democratic Hold
District 2720,15321.54%73,41778.46%--93,570Republican Hold
District 28--68,100100.00%--68,100Republican Hold
District 2926,28235.74%47,25864.26%--73,540Republican Hold
District 30--58,574100.00%--58,574Republican Hold
District 31--60,268100.00%--60,268Republican Hold
District 32--78,117100.00%--78,117Republican Hold
District 3352,902100.00%----52,902Democratic Hold
District 3453,434100.00%----53,434Democratic Hold
District 3566,099100.00%----66,099Democratic Hold
District 3666,698100.00%----66,698Democratic Hold
District 37--70,588100.00%--70,588Republican Hold
District 3859,54278.54%16,26521.46%--75,807Democratic Hold
District 3967,041100.00%----67,041Democratic Hold
District 4032,78543.81%42,05056.19%--15,578Republican Hold
District 4152,579100.00%----52,579Democratic Hold
District 4262,14676.88%18,68723.12%--80,833Democratic Hold
District 4350,43670.43%21,17529.57%--71,611Democratic GAIN
District 4466,050100.00%----66,050Democratic Hold
District 45--64,059100.00%--64,059Republican Hold
District 46--62,565100.00%--62,565Republican Hold
District 47--57,837100.00%--57,837Republican Hold
District 48--51,546100.00%--51,546Republican Hold
District 49--59,242100.00%--59,242Republican Hold
District 50--61,180100.00%--61,180Republican Hold
District 51--70,737100.00%--15,578Republican Hold
District 52--52,820100.00%--52,820Republican Hold
District 53--55,148100.00%--55,148Republican Hold
District 54--46,908100.00%--46,908Republican Hold
District 5561,90777.78%17,68622.22%--79,593Democratic Hold
District 5632,96940.12%49,20232,969%--82,171Republican Hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Handicapping the 2016 State Legislative Races". Governing. May 18, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Georgia State Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ "GA - Election Results". Clarity Elections. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Georgia State Senate elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 6, 2024.