2008 Senate elections · Georgia history
Georgia U.S. Senate election 2008
Saxby Chambliss REP +14.9 · Class II seat · held 12/2/08
- Votes counted
- 2,137,956
- Margin
- 14.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in GA
- R+5.2same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxby Chambliss Won | REP | 1,867,097 | 49.76% | |
| Jim Martin | DEM | 1,757,393 | 46.83% | |
| Allen Buckley | LIB | 127,923 | 3.41% | |
| Eleanor Garcia | W | 43 | 0.00% | |
| William Salamone | W | 29 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 3,752,485 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Runoff 12/2/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxby Chambliss Won | REP | 1,228,033 | 57.44% | |
| Jim Martin | DEM | 909,923 | 42.56% | |
| Total | 2,137,956 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Georgia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Raphael Warnock | 2.8 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jon Ossoff | 1.2 |
| 2020 special | Class III | Raphael Warnock | 2.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 13.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | David A. Perdue | 7.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 19.3 |
| 2008 | Class II | Saxby Chambliss | 14.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 17.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Saxby Chambliss | 6.8 |
| 2000 special | Class III | Zell Bryan Miller | 20.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Paul Coverdell | 7.2 |
| 1996 | Class II | Max Cleland | 1.3 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2008 Georgia Senate race?
Saxby Chambliss (REP) won with 57.4% of the vote, ahead of Jim Martin (42.6%), a margin of 14.9 points.
Did the Georgia Senate seat change party in 2008?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 Georgia Senate race?
2,137,956 votes were counted for the candidates in the runoff.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.