Electoral History
See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2008| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Craig Mathis | 53,408 | 37% | Saxby Chambliss | 89,591 | 63% | |||
| 1996 | Jim Wiggins | 84,506 | 47% | Saxby Chambliss | 93,619 | 53% | |||
| 1998 | Ronald L. Cain | 53,079 | 38% | Saxby Chambliss | 87,993 | 62% | |||
| 2000 | Jim Marshall | 79,051 | 41% | Saxby Chambliss | 113,380 | 59% |
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Max Cleland | 932,422 | 46% | Saxby Chambliss | 1,071,352 | 53% | Claude "Sandy" Thomas | Libertarian | 27,830 | 1% |
| 2008 Georgia U.S. Senator general election runoff | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Saxby Chambliss (incumbent) | 1,228,033 | 57.4% | ||
| Democratic | Jim Martin | 909,923 | 42.6% | ||
| Majority | 318,110 | 14.9% | |||
| Turnout | 2,137,956 | ||||
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