Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016

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2016 Georgia
House Elections

Primary| May 24, 2016
General| November 8, 2016
2016 Election Results

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All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Democrats gained one seat in the November 2016 general election.[1]

HIGHLIGHTS

* Since Republicans ran unopposed in so many districts, Democrats had no chances of regaining control of the chamber.

* If Democrats were to make any gains, it would have been in the 31 districts that had general election competition between two major party candidates; only six seats were competitive or mildly competitive in 2014.[2]

* Georgia continued to have some of the country's least competitive legislative elections in 2016.

## Contents

* 1 Introduction
* 1.1 Majority control
* 2 Incumbents retiring
* 3 2016 election competitiveness
* 4 Races we watched
* 4.1 Primary contests
* 5 List of candidates
* 6 General election
* 7 Primary election
* 7.1 Margins of victory
* 7.2 Important dates and deadlines
* 7.3 Competitiveness
* 7.3.1 Candidates unopposed by a major party
* 7.3.2 Primary challenges
* 7.3.2.1 Primary runoff
* 7.3.3 Retired incumbents
* 7.3.4 Results from 2014
* 7.3.5 Historical context
* 7.4 Campaign contributions
* 7.4.1 State comparison
* 7.5 Qualifications
* 7.6 See also
* 7.7 External links
* 7.8 Footnotes

## Introduction[edit]

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

### Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Georgia House of Representatives:

Georgia House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 7, 2016  |  After November 8, 2016
|  Democratic Party |  61  |  62
|  Republican Party |  116 |  118
|  Independent  |  1  |  0
|  Vacancy  |  2  |  0
Total |  180 |  180

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

Fifteen incumbents did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Stephen Allison |  Republican | House District 8
Mike Dudgeon |  Republican | House District 25
Joe Wilkinson |  Republican | House District 52
Margaret Kaiser |  Democratic | House District 59
LaDawn Jones |  Democratic | House District 62
Ronnie Mabra |  Democratic | House District 63
Virgil Fludd |  Democratic | House District 64
Matthew Ramsey |  Republican | House District 72
Dee Dawkins-Haigler |  Democratic | House District 91
Tom Rice |  Republican | House District 95
Hugh Floyd |  Democratic | House District 99
B.J. Pak |  Republican | House District 108
Barbara Sims |  Republican | House District 123
Nikki Randall |  Democratic | House District 142
E. Culver Kidd |  Nonpartisan | House District 145

Note: Carl Gilliard (D) was elected to District 162 in a special election on April 26, 2016. He replaced Bob Bryant (D), who died in February 2016.

Note: District 29 and District 68 were vacant. They were previously represented by Carl Rogers (R) and Dustin Hightower (R).

## 2016 election competitiveness[edit]

Very few general election competitions in Georgia.

Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Georgia performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »

* In the Georgia State Senate, there were 17 Democratic incumbents and 39 Republican incumbents. Three incumbents faced primary challengers in the Democratic Party. There were nine primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* In the House, there were 61 Democratic incumbents, 118 Republican incumbents, and one independent incumbent. Fifteen state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were 22 primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* Georgia's elections feature one of the lowest rates of general election competition in the nation with 80.5 percent of seats having only one major party candidate. From 2010-2014, the national average was at 38.0 percent.

* Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.

* The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.

* More details on electoral competitiveness in Georgia can be found below.

## Races we watched[edit]

Ballotpedia identified 14 notable Georgia state primary races in 2016, 12 of which were state House contests.

Click here to read more about Ballotpedia's coverage of notable Georgia races »

### Primary contests[edit]

State House District 7 (R)

The House Speaker faced a rematch with his 2014 primary challenger over taxes and transportation.
☑ David Ralston (Inc.)  ☐ Sam Snider

State House District 8 (R)

Four Republicans competed for an open seat left by the Republican incumbent.
☐ David Barton ☐ Joshua Littrell Kent Woerner ☑ Matt Gurtler

State House District 52 (R)

Two Republicans competed for an open seat left by the Republican incumbent.
☑ Deborah Silcox ☐ Graham McDonald

State House District 59 (D)

Three Democrats competed for the open seat left by the Democratic incumbent.
☑ David Dreyer Janine Brown ☐ Josh Noblitt

State House District 62 (D)

Six Democrats competed for the open seat left by the Democratic incumbent.
☐ Aaron Johnson ☐ Joshua Butler ☐ Larry Perkins ☐ Rafer Johnson Valerie Vie ☑ William Boddie

State House District 72 (R)

Three Republicans competed for the open seat left by the Republican incumbent.
☐ James Clifton ☑ Josh Bonner ☐ Lisa Inagawa

State House District 79 (R)

A Republican incumbent ran for re-election despite an arrest on DUI charges.
☑ Tom Taylor (Inc.) ☐ Josh Bonner ☐ Tom Owens

State House District 80 (R)

Three Republicans competed for the GOP nomination to challenge the Democratic incumbent.
Alan Cole ☐ Catherine S. Bernard ☑ Meagan Hanson

State House District 82 (D)

A Democratic incumbent faced a primary challenger backed by teachers' unions.
☑ Mary Margaret Oliver (Inc.) ☐ Brian Westlake

State House District 123 (R)

Three Republicans competed for the open seat left by the Republican incumbent.
☐ Lori Greenhill ☑ Mark Newton ☐ Wright McLeod

State House District 156 (R)

A Republican incumbent faced his 2014 primary challenger, whom he defeated by 71 votes in 2014.
☑ Greg Morris (Inc.) ☐ Lee Burton

State House District 159 (R)

The state House majority leader faced a conservative challenger.
☑ Jon G. Burns (Inc.) ☐ Daniel Almond

## List of candidates[edit]

# General election[edit]

2016 Georgia House general election candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1  |  No candidate |  John Deffenbaugh: 15,786 (I) a |
2  |  No candidate |  Steve Tarvin: 17,938 (I) a |
3  |  No candidate |  Dewayne Hill: 19,071 a |
4  |  No candidate |  Bruce Broadrick: 11,335 (I) a |
5  |  No candidate |  John Meadows: 14,813 (I) a |
6  |  No candidate |  Jason Ridley: 14,654 a |
7  |  No candidate |  David Ralston: 21,666 (I) a |
8  |  No candidate |  Matt Gurtler: 24,824 a |
9  |  No candidate |  Kevin Tanner: 21,293 (I) a |
10  |  No candidate |  Terry Rogers: 18,168 (I) a |
11  |  Brandon Crisp: 3,313  |  Rick Jasperse: 18,000 (I) a |
12  |  No candidate |  Eddie Lumsden: 15,880 (I) a |
13  |  No candidate |  Katie Dempsey: 14,476 (I) a |
14  |  No candidate |  Christian Coomer: 18,677 (I) a |
15  |  Stephanie Lujan: 4,849  |  Paul Battles: 15,182 (I) a |
16  |  No candidate |  Trey Kelley: 17,296 (I) a |
17  |  No candidate |  Howard Maxwell: 20,415 (I) a |
18  |  No candidate |  Kevin Cooke: 16,474 (I) a |
19  |  No candidate |  Paulette Rakestraw: 19,802 (I) a |
20  |  No candidate |  Michael Caldwell: 23,543 (I) a |
21  |  No candidate |  Scot Turner: 23,967 (I) a |
22  |  Oscar Hajloo: 5,216  |  Wes Cantrell: 25,794 (I) a |
23  |  No candidate |  Mandi Ballinger: 20,944 (I) a |
24  |  No candidate |  Sheri Gilligan: 25,996 (I) a |
25  |  No candidate |  Todd Jones: 26,162 a |
26  |  No candidate |  Geoff Duncan: 26,386 (I) a |
27  |  No candidate |  Lee Hawkins: 19,469 (I) a |
28  |  No candidate |  Dan Gasaway: 17,925 (I) a |
29  |  No candidate |  Matt Dubnik: 12,733 a |
30  |  Michelle Jones: 5,302  |  Emory Dunahoo: 15,115 (I) a |
31  |  No candidate |  Tommy Benton: 21,810 (I) a |
32  |  No candidate |  Alan Powell: 18,783 (I) a |
33  |  No candidate |  Tom McCall: 19,190 (I) a |
34  |  Justin Holsomback: 9,050  |  Bert Reeves: 15,886 (I) a |
35  |  No candidate |  Ed Setzler: 18,901 (I) a |
36  |  No candidate |  Earl Ehrhart: 26,807 (I) a |
37  |  Bill Bolton: 10,567  |  Sam Teasley: 13,965 (I) a |
38  |  David Wilkerson: 19,547 (I) a |  No candidate |
39  |  Erica Thomas: 18,097 (I) a |  No candidate |
40  |  Erick Allen: 13,781  |  Rich Golick: 15,863 (I) a |
41  |  Michael Smith: 13,843 (I) a |  No candidate |
42  |  Stacey Evans: 11,384 (I) a |  Matt Vaughn: 4,157  |
43  |  No candidate |  Sharon Cooper: 20,889 (I) a |
44  |  No candidate |  Don Parsons: 21,759 (I) a |
45  |  No candidate |  Matt Dollar: 24,907 (I) a |
46  |  No candidate |  John Carson: 24,736 (I) a |
47  |  No candidate |  Jan Jones: 23,622 (I) a |
48  |  No candidate |  Betty Price: 17,886 (I) a |
49  |  No candidate |  Charles Martin Jr.: 20,599 (I) a |
50  |  No candidate |  Brad Raffensperger: 17,802 (I) a |
51  |  No candidate |  Wendell Willard: 19,210 (I) a |
52  |  No candidate |  Deborah Silcox: 21,263 a |
53  |  Sheila Jones: 20,617 (I) a |  No candidate |
54  |  Bob Gibeling: 11,472  |  Beth Beskin: 17,620 (I) a |
55  |  Marie Metze: 23,111 (I) a |  No candidate |
56  |  Mable Thomas: 16,683 (I) a |  No candidate |
57  |  Pat Gardner: 23,832 (I) a |  No candidate |
58  |  Park Cannon: 23,287 (I) a |  No candidate |
59  |  David Dreyer: 20,276 a |  No candidate |
60  |  Keisha Waites: 15,824 (I) a |  Ralph Nobles: 1,443  |
61  |  Roger Bruce: 20,473 (I) a |  No candidate |
62  |  William Boddie: 23,562 a |  No candidate |
63  |  Debra Bazemore: 21,252 a |  No candidate |
64  |  Derrick Jackson: 21,251 a |  No candidate |
65  |  Sharon Beasley-Teague: 19,109 (I) a |  Gordon Rolle: 4,190  |
66  |  Kim Alexander: 14,030 (I) a |  Bruce Emory: 9,855  |
67  |  No candidate |  Micah Gravley: 19,037 (I) a |
68  |  No candidate |  J. Collins: 19,500 a |
69  |  No candidate |  Randy Nix: 19,212 (I) a |
70  |  No candidate |  Lynn Smith: 20,682 (I) a |
71  |  Cynthia Bennett: 6,933  |  David Stover: 20,361 (I) a |
72  |  No candidate |  Josh Bonner: 26,801 a |
73  |  Rahim Talley: 8,610  |  Karen Mathiak: 15,661 a |
74  |  Valencia Stovall: 14,995 (I) a |  No candidate |
75  |  Mike Glanton: 18,063 (I) a |  No candidate |
76  |  Sandra Scott: 19,734 (I) a |  No candidate |
77  |  Rhonda Burnough: 15,848 a |  No candidate |
78  |  Demetrius Douglas: 19,294 (I) a |  No candidate |
79  |  No candidate |  Tom Taylor: 18,108 (I) a |
80  |  Taylor Bennett: 12,100 (I) |  Meagan Hanson: 12,386 a |
81  |  Scott Holcomb: 9,921 (I) a |  Lane Flynn: 6,912  |
82  |  Mary Margaret Oliver: 18,185 (I) a |  No candidate |
83  |  Howard Mosby: 24,122 (I) a |  No candidate |
84  |  Renitta Shannon: 25,287 a |  No candidate |
85  |  Karla Drenner: 17,927 (I) a |  No candidate |
86  |  Michele Henson: 19,124 (I) a |  No candidate |
87  |  Earnest Williams: 21,595 (I) a |  No candidate |
88  |  Billy Mitchell: 19,003 (I) a |  No candidate |
89  |  Stacey Abrams: 26,039 (I) a |  No candidate |
90  |  Pam Stephenson: 22,924 (I) a |  No candidate |
91  |  Vernon Jones: 18,161 a |  Carl Anuszczyk: 6,973  |
92  |  Doreen Carter: 16,486 (I) a |  No candidate |
93  |  Dar'shun Kendrick: 22,741 (I) a |  No candidate |
94  |  Karen Bennett: 21,399 (I) a |  No candidate |
95  |  No candidate |  Scott Hilton: 18,293 a |
96  |  Pete Marin: 8,626 (I) a |  Rick Underwood: 5,281  |
97  |  No candidate |  Brooks Coleman: 20,171 (I) a |
98  |  No candidate |  David Clark: 19,463 (I) a |
99  |  Brenda Lopez: 8,068 a |  No candidate |
100  |  Dewey McClain: 11,180 (I) a |  No candidate |
101  |  Samuel Park: 10,671 a |  Valerie Clark: 10,211 (I) |
102  |  Karen Ridgeway: 9,567  |  Buzz Brockway: 12,124 (I) a |
103  |  No candidate |  Timothy Barr: 23,755 (I) a |
104  |  No candidate |  Chuck Efstration: 19,776 (I) a |
105  |  Donna McLeod: 12,189  |  Joyce Chandler: 12,411 (I) a |
106  |  No candidate |  Brett Harrell: 17,835 (I) a |
107  |  No candidate |  David Casas: 15,861 (I) a |
108  |  T.R. Radjabov: 10,524  |  Clay Cox: 11,704 a |
109  |  Jane Askew Rutledge: 11,389  |  Dale Rutledge: 15,507 (I) a |
110  |  No candidate |  Andy Welch: 18,003 (I) a |
111  |  Darryl Payton: 13,542  |  Brian Strickland: 14,488 (I) a |
112  |  No candidate |  Dave Belton: 21,718 (I) a |
113  |  Pam Dickerson: 18,834 (I) a |  No candidate |
114  |  No candidate |  Tom Kirby: 22,186 (I) a |
115  |  No candidate |  Bruce Williamson: 20,644 (I) a |
116  |  No candidate |  Terry England: 19,144 (I) a |
117  |  No candidate |  Regina Quick: 18,374 (I) a |
118  |  Spencer Frye: 16,223 (I) a |  No candidate |
119  |  No candidate |  Charles Williams: 19,055 (I) a |
120  |  No candidate |  Trey Rhodes: 20,350 (I) a |
121  |  No candidate |  Barry Fleming: 20,582 (I) a |
122  |  No candidate |  Jodi Lott: 26,914 (I) a |
123  |  No candidate |  Mark Newton: 21,619 a |
124  |  Henry Howard: 14,751 (I) a |  No candidate |
125  |  Sheila Clark Nelson: 15,120 a |  No candidate |
126  |  Gloria Frazier: 19,051 (I) a |  No candidate |
127  |  Brian Prince: 15,251 (I) a |  No candidate |
128  |  Mack Jackson: 15,747 (I) a |  No candidate |
129  |  No candidate |  Susan Holmes: 18,206 (I) a |
130  |  No candidate |  David Knight: 16,655 (I) a |
131  |  No candidate |  Johnnie Caldwell: 18,712 (I) a |
132  |  Bob Trammell: 9,750 (I) a |  Gene King: 8,402  |
133  |  No candidate |  John Pezold: 21,688 (I) a |
134  |  No candidate |  Richard H. Smith: 19,445 (I) a |
135  |  Calvin Smyre: 10,991 (I) a |  No candidate |
136  |  Carolyn Hugley: 16,662 (I) a |  No candidate |
137  |  Debbie Buckner: 19,076 (I) a |  No candidate |
138  |  Bill McGowan: 7,917 a |  Mike Cheokas: 7,661 (I) |
139  |  Patty Bentley: 12,880 (I) a |  No candidate |
140  |  No candidate |  Robert Dickey: 16,361 (I) a |
141  |  No candidate |  Allen Peake: 22,703 (I) a |
142  |  Miriam Paris: 16,124 a |  No candidate |
143  |  James Beverly: 15,528 (I) a |  No candidate |
144  |  Joyce Denson: 7,305  |  Bubber Epps: 15,288 (I) a |
145  |  Floyd Griffin: 8,316  |  Ricky Williams: 10,834 a |
146  |  No candidate |  Shaw Blackmon: 21,346 (I) a |
147  |  No candidate |  Heath Clark: 14,923 (I) a |
148  |  No candidate |  Buddy Harden: 15,059 (I) a |
149  |  No candidate |  Jimmy Pruett: 11,622 (I) a |
150  |  No candidate |  Matt Hatchett: 17,084 (I) a |
151  |  No candidate |  Gerald Greene: 12,675 (I) a |  Kenneth Zachary Jr.: 7,726 (Ind.)
152  |  No candidate |  Ed Rynders: 20,251 (I) a |
153  |  Darrel Ealum: 14,841 (I) a |  No candidate |
154  |  Winfred Dukes: 17,073 (I) a |  No candidate |
155  |  No candidate |  Clay Pirkle: 16,499 (I) a |
156  |  No candidate |  Greg Morris: 15,485 (I) a |
157  |  No candidate |  Bill Werkheiser: 13,009 (I) a |
158  |  No candidate |  Butch Parrish: 15,425 (I) a |
159  |  No candidate |  Jon Burns: 17,513 (I) a |
160  |  James Woodall: 5,292  |  Jan Tankersley: 12,807 (I) a |
161  |  No candidate |  Bill Hitchens: 20,835 (I) a |
162  |  Carl Gilliard: 15,092 (I) a |  No candidate |
163  |  J. Craig Gordon: 15,649 (I) a |  No candidate |
164  |  No candidate |  Ron Stephens: 14,973 (I) a |
165  |  Mickey Stephens: 18,197 (I) a |  No candidate |
166  |  No candidate |  Jesse Petrea: 26,255 (I) a |
167  |  No candidate |  J.B. "Jeff" Jones: 16,871 (I) a |
168  |  Al Williams: 12,939 (I) a |  No candidate |
169  |  No candidate |  Dominic Lariccia: 13,521 (I) a |
170  |  No candidate |  Penny Houston: 15,558 (I) a |
171  |  No candidate |  Jay Powell: 14,662 (I) a |
172  |  No candidate |  Sam Watson: 12,898 (I) a |
173  |  TC Hill: 8,021  |  Darlene Taylor: 12,578 (I) a |
174  |  No candidate |  John Corbett: 15,128 (I) a |
175  |  No candidate |  Amy Carter: 19,531 (I) a |
176  |  No candidate |  Jason Shaw: 14,891 (I) a |
177  |  Dexter Sharper: 9,226 (I) a |  Deidra White: 5,104  |
178  |  No candidate |  Chad Nimmer: 17,354 (I) a |
179  |  No candidate |  Don Hogan: 17,055 a |
180  |  No candidate |  Jason Spencer: 16,168 (I) a |
Notes:

* An (I) denotes an incumbent.

# Primary election[edit]

2016 Georgia House primary candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican
1 | No candidate | John Deffenbaugh (I) a
2 | No candidate | Steve Tarvin (I) a
3 | No candidate | Dewayne Hill: 1,606 a
Jeff Holcomb: 2,010
Jeremy Jones: 544
4 | No candidate | Bruce Broadrick: 2,268 (I) a
Kasey Carpenter: 1,900
5 | No candidate | John Meadows (I) a
6 | No candidate | Jason Ridley: 1,787 a
Sarah Fields: 1,010
Tom Dickson: 2,766 (I)
7 | No candidate | David Ralston: 6,560 (I) a
Sam Snider: 3,374
8 | No candidate | David Barton: 2,354
Joshua Littrell: 2,602
Kent Woerner: 2,621
Matt Gurtler: 4,016 a
9 | No candidate | Kevin Tanner (I) a
10 | No candidate | Terry Rogers (I) a
11 | Brandon Crisp a | Rick Jasperse (I) a
12 | No candidate | Eddie Lumsden (I) a
13 | No candidate | Katie Dempsey (I) a
14 | No candidate | Christian Coomer (I) a
15 | Stephanie Lujan a | Paul Battles (I) a
16 | No candidate | Trey Kelley (I) a
17 | No candidate | Howard Maxwell: 2,097 (I) a
Kerstin Liberty: 1,847
18 | No candidate | Kevin Cooke (I) a
19 | No candidate | Joe Duvall: 844
Matt Lowe: 501
Paulette Rakestraw: 1,634 (I) a
20 | No candidate | Michael Caldwell (I) a
21 | No candidate | Kevin Moore: 1,786
Scot Turner: 3,506 (I) a
22 | Oscar Hajloo a | Wes Cantrell (I) a
23 | No candidate | Mandi Ballinger (I) a
24 | No candidate | Sheri Gilligan (I) a
25 | No candidate | Stuart Jones: 926
Todd Jones: 3,529 a
26 | No candidate | Geoff Duncan (I) a
27 | No candidate | Lee Hawkins (I) a
28 | No candidate | Dan Gasaway (I) a
29 | No candidate | Matt Dubnik a
30 | Michelle Jones a | Emory Dunahoo (I) a
31 | No candidate | Tommy Benton: 3,649 (I) a
Wes Lewis: 1,329
32 | No candidate | Alan Powell (I) a
33 | No candidate | Tom McCall (I) a
34 | Justin Holsomback a | Bert Reeves: 2,835 (I) a
Christopher Lowe: 734
35 | No candidate | Ed Setzler (I) a
36 | No candidate | Earl Ehrhart (I) a
37 | Bill Bolton a | Sam Teasley (I) a
38 | Connie Taylor: 742
David Wilkerson: 1,316 (I) a | No candidate
39 | Erica Thomas: 1,256 (I) a
Shelia Edwards: 854
Wayne Hobdy: 41 | No candidate
40 | Erick Allen a | Rich Golick (I) a
41 | Michael Smith (I) a | No candidate
42 | Stacey Evans (I) a | Matt Vaughn a
43 | No candidate | Peter Minetos: 1,179
Sharon Cooper: 3,704 (I) a
44 | No candidate | Don Parsons (I) a
45 | No candidate | Matt Dollar (I) a
46 | No candidate | John Carson (I) a
47 | No candidate | Jan Jones (I) a
48 | No candidate | Betty Price (I) a
49 | No candidate | Charles Martin Jr. (I) a
50 | No candidate | Brad Raffensperger (I) a
51 | No candidate | Wendell Willard (I) a
52 | No candidate | Deborah Silcox: 2,214 a
Graham McDonald: 2,064
53 | Sheila Jones (I) a | No candidate
54 | Bob Gibeling a | Beth Beskin (I) a
55 | Marie Metze (I) a | No candidate
56 | Mable Thomas: 1,904 (I) a
Marckeith DeJesus: 281
Mel Peoples: 249 | No candidate
57 | Pat Gardner (I) a | No candidate
58 | Park Cannon (I) a | No candidate
59 | David Dreyer: 1,610 a
Janine Brown: 1,650
Josh Noblitt: 896 | No candidate
60 | Keisha Waites (I) a | Ralph Nobles a
61 | Roger Bruce (I) a | No candidate
62 | Aaron Johnson: 978
Joshua Butler: 277
Larry Perkins: 60
Rafer Johnson: 838
Valerie Vie: 1,223
William Boddie: 1,107 a | No candidate
63 | Debra Bazemore: 1,221 a
Jasmine Bowles: 733
Kelli Hooper: 681
Kenneth Kincaid: 477
Linda Pritchett: 1,025  | No candidate
64 | Derrick Jackson: 2,014 a
Kathy Adams: 1,389
Terry Williamson: 405 | No candidate
65 | Sharon Beasley-Teague: 2,327 (I) a
Sylvia Wayfer: 834 | Gordon Rolle a
66 | Kim Alexander (I) a | Bruce Emory: 2,126 a
Francisco Artley: 517
67 | No candidate | Micah Gravley (I) a
68 | No candidate | J. Collins: 2,085 a
Marc Lattanzio: 133
Tim Bearden: 1,702
69 | No candidate | Randy Nix (I) a
70 | No candidate | Lynn Smith (I) a
71 | Cynthia Bennett a | David Stover (I) a
72 | No candidate | James Clifton: 982
Josh Bonner: 4,084 a
Lisa Inagawa: 1,783
73 | Rahim Talley a | John Yates: 2,578 (I)
Karen Mathiak: 2,450 a
Mario Driver: 229
74 | Valencia Stovall (I) a | No candidate
75 | Drew Andrews: 1,275
Mike Glanton: 2,933 (I) a | No candidate
76 | Sandra Scott: 3,203 (I) a
Jeffery Benoit: 967 | No candidate
77 | Arthur Hughes: 274
Darryl Jordan: 1,475 (I)
Rhonda Burnough: 1,354 a | No candidate
78 | Charlton Bivins: 1,390
Demetrius Douglas: 3,062 (I) a | No candidate
79 | No candidate | Tom Owens: 827
Tom Taylor: 2,191 (I) a
80 | Taylor Bennett (I) a | Alan Cole: 846
Catherine S. Bernard: 707
Meagan Hanson: 785 a
81 | Scott Holcomb (I) a | Alexa Mendez: 292
Jim Duffie: 470
Lane Flynn: 645 a
82 | Brian Westlake: 806
Mary Margaret Oliver: 2,441 (I) a | No candidate
83 | Howard Mosby (I) a | No candidate
84 | Rahn Mayo: 2,992 (I)
Renitta Shannon: 3,438 a | No candidate
85 | Karla Drenner (I) a | No candidate
86 | Joscelyn O'Neil: 1,023
Michele Henson: 3,234 (I) a | No candidate
87 | Earnest Williams: 2,852 (I) a
Ivy Green: 1,664 | No candidate
88 | Billy Mitchell (I) a | No candidate
89 | Stacey Abrams (I) a | No candidate
90 | Pam Stephenson (I) a | No candidate
91 | Charles Hill: 1,010
David Neville: 385
Rhonda Taylor: 1,436
Vernon Jones: 2,712 a | Carl Anuszczyk a
92 | Doreen Carter (I) a | No candidate
93 | Dar'shun Kendrick (I) a | No candidate
94 | Karen Bennett (I) a | No candidate
95 | No candidate | Jay Lowe: 941
Scott Hilton: 2,300 a
96 | Pete Marin (I) a | Rick Underwood a
97 | No candidate | Brooks Coleman: 1,286 (I) a
John Marsh: 327
98 | No candidate | David Clark (I) a
99 | Brenda Lopez: 566 a
Jay Trevari: 412 | No candidate
100 | Dewey McClain (I) a | No candidate
101 | Samuel Park a | Valerie Clark (I) a
102 | Karen Ridgeway a | Buzz Brockway (I) a
103 | No candidate | Timothy Barr (I) a
104 | No candidate | Chuck Efstration (I) a
105 | Donna McLeod: 638 a
Perry Green: 309 | David Crocker: 737
Joyce Chandler: 1,274 (I) a
106 | No candidate | Brett Harrell: 1,494 (I) a
Reynold Mason: 407
107 | No candidate | David Casas (I) a
108 | T.R. Radjabov a | Clay Cox: 1,751 a
Patty Gabilondo: 1,262
109 | Jane Askew Rutledge a | Dale Rutledge (I) a
110 | No candidate | Andy Welch (I) a
111 | Darryl Payton a | Brian Strickland (I) a
112 | No candidate | Dave Belton (I) a
113 | Pam Dickerson: 2,051 (I) a
Sharon Henderson: 1,111 | No candidate
114 | No candidate | Jonathan Melton: 2,968
Tom Kirby: 988 (I) a
115 | No candidate | Bruce Williamson (I) a
116 | No candidate | Lucretia Consuela Hughes: 412
Terry England: 3,721 (I) a
117 | No candidate | Regina Quick (I) a
118 | Spencer Frye (I) a | No candidate
119 | No candidate | Charles Williams (I) a
120 | No candidate | Trey Rhodes (I) a
121 | No candidate | Barry Fleming (I) a
122 | No candidate | Jodi Lott (I) a
123 | No candidate | Lori Greenhill: 269
Mark Newton: 3,930 a
Wright McLeod: 3,385
124 | Gregory Hill: 799
Henry Howard: 2,802 (I) a | No candidate
125 | Earnest Smith: 1,497 (I)
Sheila Clark Nelson: 1,978 a | No candidate
126 | Gloria Frazier (I) a | No candidate
127 | Brian Prince (I) a | No candidate
128 | Mack Jackson (I) a | No candidate
129 | No candidate | Susan Holmes (I) a
130 | No candidate | David Knight (I) a
131 | No candidate | Johnnie Caldwell (I) a
132 | Bob Trammell (I) a | Gene King a
133 | No candidate | John Pezold (I) a
134 | No candidate | Richard H. Smith (I) a
135 | Calvin Smyre (I) a | No candidate
136 | Carolyn Hugley (I) a | No candidate
137 | Debbie Buckner (I) a | No candidate
138 | Bill McGowan a | Mike Cheokas: 3,122 (I) a
Tommy Pilcher: 1,540
139 | Patty Bentley (I) a | No candidate
140 | No candidate | Robert Dickey (I) a
141 | No candidate | Allen Peake (I) a
142 | Gerald Harvey: 2,450
Miriam Paris: 2,925 a | No candidate
143 | James Beverly (I) a | No candidate
144 | Joyce Denson a | Bubber Epps (I) a
145 | Floyd Griffin: 1,942 a
Harold Simmons: 616
John Reid: 437 | Ricky Williams: 2,918 a
Tom Glover: 1,345
146 | No candidate | Shaw Blackmon (I) a
147 | No candidate | Heath Clark (I) a
148 | No candidate | Buddy Harden (I) a
149 | No candidate | Jimmy Pruett: 2,191 (I) a
Mitsy Peterson: 1,185
150 | No candidate | Matt Hatchett (I) a
151 | No candidate | Gerald Greene (I) a
152 | No candidate | Ed Rynders: 5,454 (I) a
Mary Egler: 1,264
153 | Antonio Screen: 662
Darrel Ealum: 2,812 (I) a
Hat Edwards: 1,474 | No candidate
154 | Winfred Dukes (I) a | No candidate
155 | No candidate | Clay Pirkle (I) a
156 | No candidate | Greg Morris: 5,313 (I) a
Lee Burton: 4,463
157 | No candidate | Bill Werkheiser (I) a
158 | No candidate | Butch Parrish (I) a
159 | No candidate | Daniel Almond: 1,216
Jon Burns: 3,857 (I) a
160 | James Woodall a | Jan Tankersley (I) a
161 | No candidate | Bill Hitchens (I) a
162 | Alicia Blakely: 732
Carl Gilliard: 1,837 (I) a
Josey Sheppard: 773 | No candidate
163 | J. Craig Gordon (I) a | No candidate
164 | No candidate | Ron Stephens (I) a
165 | Mickey Stephens (I) a | No candidate
166 | No candidate | Jesse Petrea (I) a
167 | No candidate | Jeff Jones (I) a
168 | Al Williams (I) a | No candidate
169 | No candidate | Dominic Lariccia (I) a
170 | No candidate | Penny Houston (I) a
171 | No candidate | Jay Powell (I) a
172 | No candidate | Sam Watson (I) a
173 | TC Hill a | Darlene Taylor (I) a
174 | No candidate | John Corbett (I) a
175 | No candidate | Amy Carter (I) a
176 | No candidate | Jason Shaw (I) a
177 | Dexter Sharper: 1,446 (I) a
Adrian Rivers: 520 | Deidra White a
178 | No candidate | Chad Nimmer (I) a
179 | No candidate | Don Hogan a
180 | No candidate | Jason Spencer (I) a
Notes:

* An (I) denotes an incumbent. a denotes an outright primary winner.  denotes a candidate who moved on to a runoff election.

## Margins of victory[edit]

The average margin of victory for contested races in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016 was lower than the national average. Out of 180 races in the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016, 32 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 28 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[3]

Democratic candidates in the Georgia House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican candidates in 2016. Democrats won 62 races. In the 11 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 30.7 percent. Republicans won 118 races in 2016. In the 21 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 26.5 percent.

More Republican candidates than Democratic candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. Eight of the 32 contested races in 2016—25 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. Five races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Republicans won five races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less.

Georgia House of Representatives: 2016 Margins of Victory Less than 10 Percent

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 40 | R | 7.0 percent
District 80 | R | 1.2 percent
District 101 | D | 2.2 percent
District 105 | R | 0.9 percent
District 108 | R | 5.3 percent
District 111 | R | 3.4 percent
District 132 | D | 7.4 percent
District 138 | D | 1.6 percent
The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Georgia House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was higher than the national average. One hundred fifty-three incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 25 winning Georgia House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 31.9 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.

Democratic incumbents in the Georgia House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican incumbents. Fifty Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the eight races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 36.2 percent. One hundred three Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 17 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 29.9 percent.

Georgia House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party | Elections won | Average margin of victory[4] | Races with incumbent victories | Average margin of victory for incumbents[4] | Unopposed incumbents | Unopposed races | Percent unopposed
Democratic | 62 | 30.7 percent | 50 | 36.2 percent | 42 | 51 | 82.3 percent
Republican | 118 | 26.5 percent | 103 | 29.9 percent | 86 | 97 | 82.2 percent
Total | 180 | 28.0 percent | 153 | 31.9 percent | 128 | 148 | 82.2 percent

Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Georgia House of Representatives districts in 2016.

Georgia House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory by District

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 1 | R | Unopposed
District 2 | R | Unopposed
District 3 | R | Unopposed
District 4 | R | Unopposed
District 5 | R | Unopposed
District 6 | R | Unopposed
District 7 | R | Unopposed
District 8 | R | Unopposed
District 9 | R | Unopposed
District 10 | R | Unopposed
District 11 | R | 68.9 percent
District 12 | R | Unopposed
District 13 | R | Unopposed
District 14 | R | Unopposed
District 15 | R | 51.6 percent
District 16 | R | Unopposed
District 17 | R | Unopposed
District 18 | R | Unopposed
District 19 | R | Unopposed
District 20 | R | Unopposed
District 21 | R | Unopposed
District 22 | R | 66.4 percent
District 23 | R | Unopposed
District 24 | R | Unopposed
District 25 | R | Unopposed
District 26 | R | Unopposed
District 27 | R | Unopposed
District 28 | R | Unopposed
District 29 | R | Unopposed
District 30 | R | 48.1 percent
District 31 | R | Unopposed
District 32 | R | Unopposed
District 33 | R | Unopposed
District 34 | R | 27.4 percent
District 35 | R | Unopposed
District 36 | R | Unopposed
District 37 | R | 13.9 percent
District 38 | D | Unopposed
District 39 | D | Unopposed
District 40 | R | 7.0 percent
District 41 | D | Unopposed
District 42 | D | 46.5 percent
District 43 | R | Unopposed
District 44 | R | Unopposed
District 45 | R | Unopposed
District 46 | R | Unopposed
District 47 | R | Unopposed
District 48 | R | Unopposed
District 49 | R | Unopposed
District 50 | R | Unopposed
District 51 | R | Unopposed
District 52 | R | Unopposed
District 53 | D | Unopposed
District 54 | R | 21.1 percent
District 55 | D | Unopposed
District 56 | D | Unopposed
District 57 | D | Unopposed
District 58 | D | Unopposed
District 59 | D | Unopposed
District 60 | D | 83.3 percent
District 61 | D | Unopposed
District 62 | D | Unopposed
District 63 | D | Unopposed
District 64 | D | Unopposed
District 65 | D | 64.0 percent
District 66 | D | 17.5 percent
District 67 | R | Unopposed
District 68 | R | Unopposed
District 69 | R | Unopposed
District 70 | R | Unopposed
District 71 | R | 49.2 percent
District 72 | R | Unopposed
District 73 | R | 29.1 percent
District 74 | D | Unopposed
District 75 | D | Unopposed
District 76 | D | Unopposed
District 77 | D | Unopposed
District 78 | D | Unopposed
District 79 | R | Unopposed
District 80 | R | 1.2 percent
District 81 | D | 17.9 percent
District 82 | D | Unopposed
District 83 | D | Unopposed
District 84 | D | Unopposed
District 85 | D | Unopposed
District 86 | D | Unopposed
District 87 | D | Unopposed
District 88 | D | Unopposed
District 89 | D | Unopposed
District 90 | D | Unopposed
District 91 | D | 44.5 percent
District 92 | D | Unopposed
District 93 | D | Unopposed
District 94 | D | Unopposed
District 95 | R | Unopposed
District 96 | D | 24.1 percent
District 97 | R | Unopposed
District 98 | R | Unopposed
District 99 | D | Unopposed
District 100 | D | Unopposed
District 101 | D | 2.2 percent
District 102 | R | 11.8 percent
District 103 | R | Unopposed
District 104 | R | Unopposed
District 105 | R | 0.9 percent
District 106 | R | Unopposed
District 107 | R | Unopposed
District 108 | R | 5.3 percent
District 109 | R | 15.3 percent
District 110 | R | Unopposed
District 111 | R | 3.4 percent
District 112 | R | Unopposed
District 113 | D | Unopposed
District 114 | R | Unopposed
District 115 | R | Unopposed
District 116 | R | Unopposed
District 117 | R | Unopposed
District 118 | D | Unopposed
District 119 | R | Unopposed
District 120 | R | Unopposed
District 121 | R | Unopposed
District 122 | R | Unopposed
District 123 | R | Unopposed
District 124 | D | Unopposed
District 125 | D | Unopposed
District 126 | D | Unopposed
District 127 | D | Unopposed
District 128 | D | Unopposed
District 129 | R | Unopposed
District 130 | R | Unopposed
District 131 | R | Unopposed
District 132 | D | 7.4 percent
District 133 | R | Unopposed
District 134 | R | Unopposed
District 135 | D | Unopposed
District 136 | D | Unopposed
District 137 | D | Unopposed
District 138 | D | 1.6 percent
District 139 | D | Unopposed
District 140 | R | Unopposed
District 141 | R | Unopposed
District 142 | D | Unopposed
District 143 | D | Unopposed
District 144 | R | 35.3 percent
District 145 | R | 13.2 percent
District 146 | R | Unopposed
District 147 | R | Unopposed
District 148 | R | Unopposed
District 149 | R | Unopposed
District 150 | R | Unopposed
District 151 | R | 24.3 percent
District 152 | R | Unopposed
District 153 | D | Unopposed
District 154 | D | Unopposed
District 155 | R | Unopposed
District 156 | R | Unopposed
District 157 | R | Unopposed
District 158 | R | Unopposed
District 159 | R | Unopposed
District 160 | R | 41.5 percent
District 161 | R | Unopposed
District 162 | D | Unopposed
District 163 | D | Unopposed
District 164 | R | Unopposed
District 165 | D | Unopposed
District 166 | R | Unopposed
District 167 | R | Unopposed
District 168 | D | Unopposed
District 169 | R | Unopposed
District 170 | R | Unopposed
District 171 | R | Unopposed
District 172 | R | Unopposed
District 173 | R | 22.1 percent
District 174 | R | Unopposed
District 175 | R | Unopposed
District 176 | R | Unopposed
District 177 | D | 28.8 percent
District 178 | R | Unopposed
District 179 | R | Unopposed
District 180 | R | Unopposed

## Important dates and deadlines[edit]

See also: Georgia elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Georgia in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016

Deadline  |  Event type  |  Event description
January 31, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Campaign finance report due
March 7, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing period for party candidates opens
March 11, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing period for party candidates closes
March 31, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Campaign finance report due
May 24, 2016 | Election date  |  Primary election
June 27, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing period opens for independent and political body candidates
June 30, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Campaign finance report due
July 1, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing period closes for independent and political body candidates
July 12, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Petition filing deadline for independent and political body candidates
July 26, 2016 | Election date  |  Primary runoff
September 6, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing deadline for write-in candidates
September 30, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Campaign finance report due
October 25, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016 | Election date  |  General election
December 6, 2016 | Election date  |  General runoff
December 31, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  Campaign finance report due
Sources: Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed September 21, 2015
Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, "Campaign Disclosure Report Filing Schedule," accessed November 25, 2015

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In 149 of the 180 districts that were up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 51 Democrats and 98 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 31 (18.6%) of the 180 districts up for election.

### Primary challenges[edit]

A total of 37 incumbents faced primary competition on May 24. Fifteen incumbents did not seek re-election in 2016, two seats were vacant, and another 126 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The following incumbents were defeated in the primary election:

* District 84: Rahn Mayo (D)
* District 125: Earnest Smith (D)

#### Primary runoff[edit]

The following incumbents were defeated in a primary runoff election:

* District 6: Tom Dickson (R)
* District 73: John Yates (R)
* District 77: Darryl Jordan (D)

### Retired incumbents[edit]

Fifteen incumbent representatives did not run for re-election and 163 (90.5%) ran for re-election. In addition, two seats were vacant at the time of the election. A list of the incumbents that did not run for re-election—seven Democrats, seven Republicans, one Independent—may be found above.

### Results from 2014[edit]

See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

Overall Competitiveness

|  2010  |  2012  |  2014
Competitiveness Index  | 36.2  | 35.8  | 31.4
% Open Seats  | 18.6%  | 21.2%  | 17.0%
% Incumbent with primary challenge  | 22.7%  | 24.6%  | 20.1%
% Candidates with major party opposition  | 67.3%  | 61.7%  | 57.0%

The following table details Georgia's rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

Georgia General Assembly 2014 Competitiveness

% Open Seats  |  % Incumbent with primary challenge  |  % Candidates with major party opposition  |  Competitiveness Index  |  Overall rank
7.2%  |  21.9%  |  20.3%  |  16.5  |  45

### Historical context[edit]

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

## Campaign contributions[edit]

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in Georgia in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[5]

Georgia House of Representatives Donations

Year  | Candidates  | Amount
2014  |  275  |  $13,221,530
2012  |  317  |  $14,769,603
2010  |  316  |  $12,353,966
2008  |  279  |  $12,254,318
2006  |  294  |  $14,979,081

### State comparison[edit]

The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Georgia, at $48,078 per candidate, is ranked 22 of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[5][6]

## Qualifications[edit]

Paragraph 3 of Section 2 of Article 3 of the Georgia Constitution states: "At the time of their election, the members of the House of Representatives shall be citizens of the United States, shall be at least 21 years of age, shall have been citizens of this state for at least two years, and shall have been legal residents of the territory embraced within the district from which elected for at least one year."[7]

## See also[edit]

* Georgia House of Representatives
* Georgia State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2016

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

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* Georgia Secretary of State - Qualifying Candidate Information
* Georgia Secretary of State - Primary results
* Georgia Secretary of State - General election results

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Republicans reclaimed two seats left vacant prior to the election.
2. ↑ Under Ballotpedia's competitiveness criteria, districts that have a margin of victory of less than 5 percent are considered highly competitive. Districts that have a margin of victory from 5 to 10 percent are considered mildly competitive.
3. ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Excludes unopposed elections
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Georgia," accessed July 28, 2015
6. ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.
7. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Georgia Constitution," accessed March 26, 2014

[show]

Current members of the Georgia House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:David Ralston

Minority Leader:James Beverly

Representatives

District 1

Mike Cameron (R)

District 2

Steve Tarvin (R)

District 3

Dewayne Hill (R)

District 4

Kasey Carpenter (R)

District 5

Matt Barton (R)

District 6

Jason Ridley (R)

District 7

David Ralston (R)

District 8

Stan Gunter (R)

District 9

Will Wade (R)

District 10

Victor Anderson (R)

District 11

Rick Jasperse (R)

District 12

Eddie Lumsden (R)

District 13

Katie Dempsey (R)

District 14

Mitchell Scoggins (R)

District 15

Matthew Gambill (R)

District 16

Trey Kelley (R)

District 17

Martin Momtahan (R)

District 18

Tyler Smith (R)

District 19

Joseph Gullett (R)

District 20

Charlice Byrd (R)

District 21

Brad Thomas (R)

District 22

Wes Cantrell (R)

District 23

Mandi Ballinger (R)

District 24

Sheri Gilligan (R)

District 25

Todd Jones (R)

District 26

Lauren McDonald (R)

District 27

Lee Hawkins (R)

District 28

Chris Erwin (R)

District 29

Matt Dubnik (R)

District 30

Emory Dunahoo (R)

District 31

Thomas Benton (R)

District 32

Alan Powell (R)

District 33

Rob Leverett (R)

District 34

Devan Seabaugh (R)

District 35

Ed Setzler (R)

District 36

Ginny Ehrhart (R)

District 37

Mary Frances Williams (D)

District 38

David Wilkerson (D)

District 39

Erica Thomas (D)

District 40

Erick Allen (D)

District 41

Michael Smith (D)

District 42

Teri Anulewicz (D)

District 43

Sharon Cooper (R)

District 44

Don Parsons (R)

District 45

Matt Dollar (R)

District 46

John Carson (R)

District 47

Jan Jones (R)

District 48

Mary Robichaux (D)

District 49

Charles Martin (R)

District 50

Angelika Kausche (D)

District 51

Josh McLaurin (D)

District 52

Shea Roberts (D)

District 53

Sheila Jones (D)

District 54

Betsy Holland (D)

District 55

Marie Metze (D)

District 56

Mesha Mainor (D)

District 57

Stacey Evans (D)

District 58

Park Cannon (D)

District 59

David Dreyer (D)

District 60

Kim Schofield (D)

District 61

Roger Bruce (D)

District 62

William Boddie (D)

District 63

Debra Bazemore (D)

District 64

Derrick Jackson (D)

District 65

Mandisha Thomas (D)

District 66

Kimberly Alexander (D)

District 67

Micah Gravley (R)

District 68

J. Collins (R)

District 69

Randy Nix (R)

District 70

Lynn Smith (R)

District 71

Philip Singleton (R)

District 72

Josh Bonner (R)

District 73

Karen Mathiak (R)

District 74

Yasmin Neal (D)

District 75

Mike Glanton (D)

District 76

Sandra Scott (D)

District 77

Rhonda Burnough (D)

District 78

Demetrius Douglas (D)

District 79

Michael Wilensky (D)

District 80

Matthew Wilson (D)

District 81

Scott Holcomb (D)

District 82

Mary Oliver (D)

District 83

Becky Evans (D)

District 84

Renitta Shannon (D)

District 85

Karla Drenner (D)

District 86

Zulma Lopez (D)

District 87

Viola Davis (D)

District 88

Billy Mitchell (D)

District 89

Bee Nguyen (D)

District 90

Angela Moore (D)

District 91

Rhonda Taylor (D)

District 92

Doreen Carter (D)

District 93

Dar'shun Kendrick (D)

District 94

Karen Bennett (D)

District 95

Beth Moore (D)

District 96

Pedro Marin (D)

District 97

Bonnie Rich (R)

District 98

David Clark (R)

District 99

Marvin Lim (D)

District 100

Dewey McClain (D)

District 101

Samuel Park (D)

District 102

Gregg Kennard (D)

District 103

Timothy Barr (R)

District 104

Chuck Efstration (R)

District 105

Donna McLeod (D)

District 106

Rebecca Mitchell (D)

District 107

Shelly Hutchinson (D)

District 108

Jasmine Clark (D)

District 109

Regina Lewis-Ward (D)

District 110

Clint Crowe (R)

District 111

El-Mahdi Holly (D)

District 112

Dave Belton (R)

District 113

Sharon Henderson (D)

District 114

Tom Kirby (R)

District 115

Bruce Williamson (R)

District 116

Terry England (R)

District 117

Houston Gaines (R)

District 118

Spencer Frye (D)

District 119

Marcus Wiedower (R)

District 120

Trey Rhodes (R)

District 121

Barry Fleming (R)

District 122

Jodi Lott (R)

District 123

Mark Newton (R)

District 124

Henry Howard (D)

District 125

Sheila Nelson (D)

District 126

Gloria Frazier (D)

District 127

Brian Prince (D)

District 128

Mack Jackson (D)

District 129

Susan Holmes (R)

District 130

David Knight (R)

District 131

Beth Camp (R)

District 132

David Jenkins (R)

District 133

Vance Smith (R)

District 134

Richard Smith (R)

District 135

Calvin Smyre (D)

District 136

Carolyn Hugley (D)

District 137

Debbie Buckner (D)

District 138

Mike Cheokas (R)

District 139

Patty Bentley (D)

District 140

Robert Dickey (R)

District 141

Dale Washburn (R)

District 142

Miriam Paris (D)

District 143

James Beverly (D)

District 144

Danny Mathis (R)

District 145

Ricky Williams (R)

District 146

Shaw Blackmon (R)

District 147

Heath Clark (R)

District 148

Noel Williams (R)

District 149

Robert Pruitt (R)

District 150

Matt Hatchett (R)

District 151

Gerald Greene (R)

District 152

Bill Yearta (R)

District 153

CaMia Hopson (D)

District 154

Winfred Dukes (D)

District 155

Clay Pirkle (R)

District 156

Leesa Hagan (R)

District 157

Bill Werkheiser (R)

District 158

Larry Parrish (R)

District 159

Jon Burns (R)

District 160

Jan Tankersley (R)

District 161

Bill Hitchens (R)

District 162

Carl Gilliard (D)

District 163

Derek Mallow (D)

District 164

Ron Stephens (R)

District 165

Edna Jackson (D)

District 166

Jesse Petrea (R)

District 167

Buddy DeLoach (R)

District 168

Al Williams (D)

District 169

Dominic LaRiccia (R)

District 170

Penny Houston (R)

District 171

Joe Campbell (R)

District 172

Sam Watson (R)

District 173

Darlene Taylor (R)

District 174

John Corbett (R)

District 175

John LaHood (R)

District 176

James Burchett (R)

District 177

Dexter Sharper (D)

District 178

Steven Meeks (R)

District 179

Don Hogan (R)

District 180

Steven Sainz (R)

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