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All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives 91 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 64.06% 22.09 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Georgia |
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The 2016 Georgia House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Georgia voters elected state representatives in all 180 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Georgia House of Representatives.
2016 election results: [1]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | ||
District 1 | - | - | 15,786 | 100.00% | - | - | 15,786 | Republican Hold |
District 2 | - | - | 17,938 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,938 | Republican Hold |
District 3 | - | - | 19,071 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,071 | Republican Hold |
District 4 | - | - | 11,335 | 100.00% | - | - | 11,335 | Republican Hold |
District 5 | - | - | 14,813 | 100.00% | - | - | 14,813 | Republican Hold |
District 6 | - | - | 14,654 | 100.00% | - | - | 14,654 | Republican Hold |
District 7 | - | - | 21,666 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,666 | Republican Hold |
District 8 | - | - | 24,824 | 100.00% | - | - | 24,824 | Republican Hold |
District 9 | - | - | 21,293 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,293 | Republican Hold |
District 10 | - | - | 18,168 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,168 | Republican Hold |
District 11 | 3,313 | 15.54% | 18,000 | 84.46% | - | - | 21,313 | Republican Hold |
District 12 | - | - | 15,880 | 100.00% | - | - | 15,880 | Republican Hold |
District 13 | - | - | 14,476 | 100.00% | - | - | 14,476 | Republican Hold |
District 14 | - | - | 18,677 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,677 | Republican Hold |
District 15 | 4,849 | 24.21% | 15,182 | 75.79% | - | - | 20,031 | Republican Hold |
District 16 | - | - | 17,296 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,296 | Republican Hold |
District 17 | - | - | 20,415 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,415 | Republican Hold |
District 18 | - | - | 16,474 | 100.00% | - | - | 16,474 | Republican Hold |
District 19 | - | - | 19,802 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,802 | Republican Hold |
District 20 | - | - | 23,543 | 100.00% | - | - | 23,543 | Republican Hold |
District 21 | - | - | 23,967 | 100.00% | - | - | 23,967 | Republican Hold |
District 22 | 5,216 | 16.82% | 25,794 | 83.18% | - | - | 31,010 | Republican Hold |
District 23 | - | - | 20,944 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,944 | Republican Hold |
District 24 | - | - | 25,996 | 100.00% | - | - | 25,996 | Republican Hold |
District 25 | - | - | 26,162 | 100.00% | - | - | 26,162 | Republican Hold |
District 26 | - | - | 26,386 | 100.00% | - | - | 26,386 | Republican Hold |
District 27 | - | - | 19,469 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,469 | Republican Hold |
District 28 | - | - | 17,925 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,925 | Republican Hold |
District 29 | - | - | 12,733 | 100.00% | - | - | 12,733 | Republican Hold |
District 30 | 5,302 | 25.97% | 15,115 | 74.03% | - | - | 19,716 | Republican Hold |
District 31 | - | - | 21,810 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,810 | Republican Hold |
District 32 | - | - | 18,783 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,783 | Republican Hold |
District 33 | - | - | 19,190 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,190 | Republican Hold |
District 34 | 9,050 | 36.29% | 15,886 | 63.71% | - | - | 24,936 | Republican Hold |
District 35 | - | - | 18,901 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,901 | Republican Hold |
District 36 | - | - | 26,807 | 100.00% | - | - | 26,807 | Republican Hold |
District 37 | 10,567 | 43.07% | 13,965 | 56.93% | - | - | 24,532 | Republican Hold |
District 38 | 19,547 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,547 | Democratic Hold |
District 39 | 18,097 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 18,097 | Democratic Hold |
District 40 | 13,781 | 46.49% | 15,863 | 53.51% | - | - | 29,644 | Republican Hold |
District 41 | 13,843 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 13,843 | Democratic Hold |
District 42 | 11,384 | 73.25% | 4,157 | 26.75% | - | - | 15,541 | Democratic Hold |
District 43 | - | - | 20,889 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,889 | Republican Hold |
District 44 | - | - | 21,759 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,759 | Republican Hold |
District 45 | - | - | 24,907 | 100.00% | - | - | 24,907 | Republican Hold |
District 46 | - | - | 24,736 | 100.00% | - | - | 24,736 | Republican Hold |
District 47 | - | - | 23,622 | 100.00% | - | - | 23,622 | Republican Hold |
District 48 | - | - | 17,886 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,886 | Republican Hold |
District 49 | - | - | 20,599 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,599 | Republican Hold |
District 50 | - | - | 17,802 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,802 | Republican Hold |
District 51 | - | - | 19,210 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,210 | Republican Hold |
District 52 | - | - | 21,263 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,263 | Republican Hold |
District 53 | 20,617 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 20,617 | Democratic Hold |
District 54 | 11,472 | 39.43% | 17,620 | 60.57% | - | - | 29,092 | Republican Hold |
District 55 | 23,111 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 23,111 | Democratic Hold |
District 56 | 16,683 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 16,683 | Democratic Hold |
District 57 | 23,832 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 23,832 | Democratic Hold |
District 58 | 23,287 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 23,287 | Democratic Hold |
District 59 | 20,276 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 20,276 | Democratic Hold |
District 60 | 15,824 | 91.64% | 1,443 | 8.36% | - | - | 17,267 | Democratic Hold |
District 61 | 20,473 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 20,473 | Democratic Hold |
District 62 | 23,562 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 23,562 | Democratic Hold |
District 63 | 21,252 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 21,252 | Democratic Hold |
District 64 | 21,251 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 21,251 | Democratic Hold |
District 65 | 19,109 | 82.02% | 4,190 | 17.98% | - | - | 23,299 | Democratic Hold |
District 66 | 14,030 | 58.74% | 9,855 | 41.26% | - | - | 23,885 | Democratic Hold |
District 67 | - | - | 19,037 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,037 | Republican Hold |
District 68 | - | - | 19,500 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,500 | Republican Hold |
District 69 | - | - | 19,212 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,212 | Republican Hold |
District 70 | - | - | 20,682 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,682 | Republican Hold |
District 71 | 6,933 | 25.40% | 20,361 | 74.60% | - | - | 27,294 | Republican Hold |
District 72 | - | - | 26,801 | 100.00% | - | - | 26,801 | Republican Hold |
District 73 | 8,610 | 35.47% | 15,661 | 64.53% | - | - | 24,271 | Republican Hold |
District 74 | 14,995 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 14,995 | Democratic Hold |
District 75 | 18,063 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 18,063 | Democratic Hold |
District 76 | 19,734 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,734 | Democratic Hold |
District 77 | 15,848 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 15,848 | Democratic Hold |
District 78 | 19,294 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,294 | Democratic Hold |
District 79 | - | - | 18,108 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,108 | Republican Hold |
District 80 | 12,100 | 49.42% | 12,386 | 50.58% | - | - | 24,486 | Republican GAIN |
District 81 | 9,921 | 58.94% | 6,912 | 41.06% | - | - | 16,833 | Democratic Hold |
District 82 | 18,185 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 18,185 | Democratic Hold |
District 83 | 24,122 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 24,122 | Democratic Hold |
District 84 | 25,287 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 25,287 | Democratic Hold |
District 85 | 17,927 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 17,927 | Democratic Hold |
District 86 | 19,124 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,124 | Democratic Hold |
District 87 | 21,595 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 21,595 | Democratic Hold |
District 88 | 19,003 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,003 | Democratic Hold |
District 89 | 26,039 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 26,039 | Democratic Hold |
District 90 | 22,924 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 22,924 | Democratic Hold |
District 91 | 18,161 | 72.26% | 6,973 | 27.74% | - | - | 25,134 | Democratic Hold |
District 92 | 16,486 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 16,486 | Democratic Hold |
District 93 | 22,741 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 22,741 | Democratic Hold |
District 94 | 21,399 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 21,399 | Democratic Hold |
District 95 | - | - | 18,293 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,293 | Republican Hold |
District 96 | 8,626 | 62.03% | 5,291 | 37.97% | - | - | 13,907 | Democratic Hold |
District 97 | - | - | 20,171 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,171 | Republican Hold |
District 98 | - | - | 19,473 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,473 | Republican Hold |
District 99 | 8,068 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 8,068 | Democratic Hold |
District 100 | 11,180 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 11,180 | Democratic Hold |
District 101 | 10,671 | 51.10% | 10,211 | 48.90% | - | - | 20,882 | Democratic GAIN |
District 102 | 9,567 | 44.11% | 12,124 | 55.89% | - | - | 21,691 | Republican Hold |
District 103 | - | - | 23,755 | 100.00% | - | - | 23,755 | Republican Hold |
District 104 | - | - | 19,776 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,776 | Republican Hold |
District 105 | 12,189 | 49.55% | 12,411 | 50.45% | - | - | 24,600 | Republican Hold |
District 106 | - | - | 17,835 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,835 | Republican Hold |
District 107 | - | - | 15,861 | 100.00% | - | - | 15,861 | Republican Hold |
District 108 | 10,524 | 47.35% | 11,704 | 52.65% | - | - | 22,228 | Republican Hold |
District 109 | 11,389 | 42.34% | 15,507 | 57.66% | - | - | 26,896 | Republican Hold |
District 110 | - | - | 18,003 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,003 | Republican Hold |
District 111 | 13,542 | 48.31% | 14,488 | 51.69% | - | - | 28,030 | Republican Hold |
District 112 | - | - | 21,718 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,718 | Republican Hold |
District 113 | 18,834 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 18,834 | Democratic Hold |
District 114 | - | - | 22,186 | 100.00% | - | - | 22,186 | Republican Hold |
District 115 | - | - | 20,644 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,644 | Republican Hold |
District 116 | - | - | 19,144 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,144 | Republican Hold |
District 117 | - | - | 18,374 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,374 | Republican Hold |
District 118 | 16,223 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 16,223 | Democratic Hold |
District 119 | - | - | 16,223 | 100.00% | - | - | 16,223 | Republican Hold |
District 120 | - | - | 20,350 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,350 | Republican Hold |
District 121 | - | - | 20,582 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,582 | Republican Hold |
District 122 | - | - | 26,914 | 100.00% | - | - | 26,914 | Republican Hold |
District 123 | - | - | 21,916 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,916 | Republican Hold |
District 124 | 14,751 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 14,751 | Democratic Hold |
District 125 | 15,120 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 15,120 | Democratic Hold |
District 126 | 19,051 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,051 | Democratic Hold |
District 127 | 15,251 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 15,251 | Democratic Hold |
District 128 | 15,747 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 15,747 | Democratic Hold |
District 129 | - | - | 18,206 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,206 | Republican Hold |
District 130 | - | - | 16,655 | 100.00% | - | - | 16,655 | Republican Hold |
District 131 | - | 18,712 | 100.00% | - | - | 18,712 | Republican Hold | |
District 132 | 9,750 | 53.71% | 8,402 | 46.29% | - | - | 18,152 | Democratic Hold |
District 133 | - | - | 21,688 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,688 | Republican Hold |
District 134 | - | - | 19,445 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,445 | Republican Hold |
District 135 | 10,991 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 10,991 | Democratic Hold |
District 136 | 16,662 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 16,662 | Democratic Hold |
District 137 | 19,076 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,076 | Democratic Hold |
District 138 | 7,917 | 50.82% | 7,661 | 49.18% | - | - | 15,578 | Democratic GAIN |
District 139 | 12,880 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 12,880 | Democratic Hold |
District 140 | - | - | 16,361 | 100.00% | - | - | 16,361 | Republican Hold |
District 141 | - | - | 22,703 | 100.00% | - | - | 22,703 | Republican Hold |
District 142 | 16,124 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 16,124 | Democratic Hold |
District 143 | 15,528 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 15,528 | Democratic Hold |
District 144 | 7,305 | 32.33% | 15,288 | 67.67% | - | - | 22,593 | Republican Hold |
District 145 | 8,316 | 43.43% | 10,834 | 56.57% | - | - | 19,150 | Republican Hold |
District 146 | - | - | 21,346 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,346 | Republican Hold |
District 147 | - | - | 14,923 | 100.00% | - | - | 14,923 | Republican Hold |
District 148 | - | - | 15,059 | 100.00% | - | - | 15,059 | Republican Hold |
District 149 | - | - | 11,622 | 100.00% | - | - | 11,622 | Republican Hold |
District 150 | - | - | 17,084 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,084 | Republican Hold |
District 151 | - | - | 12,675 | 62.13% | 7,726 | 37.87% | 20,401 | Republican Hold |
District 152 | - | - | 20,251 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,251 | Republican Hold |
District 153 | 14,841 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 14,841 | Democratic Hold |
District 154 | 17,073 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 17,073 | Democratic Hold |
District 155 | - | - | 16,499 | 100.00% | - | - | 16,499 | Republican Hold |
District 156 | - | - | 15,485 | 100.00% | - | - | 15,485 | Republican Hold |
District 157 | - | - | 13,009 | 100.00% | - | - | 13,009 | Republican Hold |
District 158 | - | - | 15,425 | 100.00% | - | - | 15,425 | Republican Hold |
District 159 | - | - | 17,513 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,513 | Republican Hold |
District 160 | 5,292 | 29.24% | 12,807 | 70.76% | - | - | 18,099 | Republican Hold |
District 161 | - | - | 20,835 | 100.00% | - | - | 20,835 | Republican Hold |
District 162 | 15,092 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 15,092 | Democratic Hold |
District 163 | 15,649 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 15,649 | Democratic Hold |
District 164 | - | - | 14,973 | 100.00% | - | - | 14,973 | Republican Hold |
District 165 | 18,197 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 18,197 | Democratic Hold |
District 166 | - | - | 26,255 | 100.00% | - | - | 26,255 | Republican Hold |
District 167 | - | - | 16,871 | 100.00% | - | - | 16,871 | Republican Hold |
District 168 | 12,939 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 12,939 | Democratic Hold |
District 169 | - | - | 13,521 | 100.00% | - | - | 13,521 | Republican Hold |
District 170 | - | - | 15,558 | 100.00% | - | - | 15,558 | Republican Hold |
District 171 | - | - | 14,662 | 100.00% | - | - | 14,662 | Republican Hold |
District 172 | - | - | 12,898 | 100.00% | - | - | 12,898 | Republican Hold |
District 173 | 8,021 | 38.94% | 12,578 | 61.06% | - | - | 20,599 | Republican Hold |
District 174 | - | - | 15,128 | 100.00% | - | - | 15,128 | Republican Hold |
District 175 | - | - | 19,531 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,531 | Republican Hold |
District 176 | - | - | 14,891 | 100.00% | - | - | 14,891 | Republican Hold |
District 177 | 9,226 | 64.38% | 5,104 | 35.62% | - | - | 14,330 | Democratic Hold |
District 178 | - | - | 17,354 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,354 | Republican Hold |
District 179 | - | - | 17,055 | 100.00% | - | - | 17,055 | Republican Hold |
District 180 | - | - | 16,168 | 100.00% | - | - | 16,168 | Republican Hold |
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