Elections / 1986 · Senate · GA
Georgia — 1986 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1986 · U.S. SenateGeorgia · U.S. SenateWyche Fowler Jr.D+1.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1986 Senate returns.
- Wyche Fowler Jr.✓Democrat623,70750.9%
- Mack Mattingly(i)Republican601,24149.1%
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+20.4Senate 1986D+1.8vs. baselineD+22.2
Georgia's 1986 Senate race ran 22.2 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Georgia's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +66.3% |
| 1980 | −1.7% |
| 1984 | +59.9% |
| 1986 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | +20.4% |
| 2002 | −6.8% |
| 2004 | −17.9% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2010 | −19.3% |
| 2014 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | −13.8% |
| 2020 | −1.8% |
| 2022 | +1.0% |
Same ballot, 1986GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.