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1986 United States Senate election in Georgia

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FieldValue
election_name1986 United States Senate election in Georgia
countryGeorgia (U.S. state)
flag_year1956
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1980 United States Senate election in Georgia
previous_year1980
next_election1992 United States Senate election in Georgia
next_year1992
election_dateNovember 8, 1986
image_sizex150px
image1Wyche Fowler.PNG
nominee1**Wyche Fowler**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**623,707**
percentage1**50.92%**
image2MackMattingly.jpg
nominee2Mack Mattingly
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2601,241
percentage249.08%
map_image
map_size250px
map_caption**Fowler**:
**Mattingly**:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionMack Mattingly
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionWyche Fowler
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Mattingly:
The 1986 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mack Mattingly ran for re-election, but was defeated by Democrat Wyche Fowler in a close race. This was also the last time a Democrat was elected to the class 3 Senate seat for a full term until 2022. This was the second of three consecutive elections for this Senate seat where the incumbent was defeated.

Candidates

Democratic

  • Wyche Fowler, U.S. Representative
  • Hamilton Jordan, former White House Chief of Staff
  • John D. Russell, former State Representative from the 64th district (1981–1985)
  • Jerry Belsky, LaRouche activist

Republican

  • Mack Mattingly, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

References

References

  1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986". Clerk of the House of Representatives.
  2. "Our Campaigns".
  3. (December 21, 2005). "United States Senator". Our Campaigns.
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