2008 Georgia State Senate election

Georgia State Senate elections, 2008^[1]

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All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate
Majority party Minority party   Leader Eric Johnson Robert Brown Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 1st-Savannah 26th-Macon Last election 34 22 Seats before 34 22 Seats after 34 22 Seat change Popular vote 1,879,101 1,274,356 Percentage 57.8% 42.2%
Results:      Republican hold      Democratic hold
President pro tempore before election Eric Johnson Republican Elected President pro tempore Eric Johnson Republican

The 2008 Georgia State Senate elections occurred on November 4, 2008, to elect the members to the Georgia State Senate. All fifty-six seats in the state Senate and all 180 seats in the state House were up for two-year terms. The winners of this election cycle served in the 150th Georgia General Assembly.

In 2008, most races for the Georgia State Senate were unopposed. The closest state Senate election was in the 46th district, in which incumbent State Senator Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) defeated Sherry L. Jackson (D) 57.8% to 42.2%.^[1]

Incumbents defeated in primary

• Gail Davenport (D-Dis. 44)
• Nancy Schaefer (R-Dis. 50)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Stateline[2]	Safe R	October 15, 2008

Results

References

1. "Homepage | Georgia Secretary of State".
2. Jacobson, Louis (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08". Stateline. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2024.