2016 Georgia House of Representatives election

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2016 Georgia House of Representatives election
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
 2014November 8, 2016 2018  

All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives
91 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.06% Increase2.svg 22.09 pp
 Majority partyMinority party
  David Ralston (cropped).jpg Stacey Abrams in May 2018.png
Leader David Ralston Stacey Abrams
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 11, 2010January 10, 2011
Leader's seat7th89th
Last election12059
Seats before11861
Seats after11862
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Percentage64.21%35.56%

2016 Georgia State House election.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain

Speaker before election

David Ralston
Republican

Elected Speaker

David Ralston
Republican

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.

Detailed results by district

2016 election results: [1]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes
District 1 --15,786100.00%--15,786Republican Hold
District 2 --17,938100.00%--17,938Republican Hold
District 3 --19,071100.00%--19,071Republican Hold
District 4 --11,335100.00%--11,335Republican Hold
District 5 --14,813100.00%--14,813Republican Hold
District 6 --14,654100.00%--14,654Republican Hold
District 7 --21,666100.00%--21,666Republican Hold
District 8 --24,824100.00%--24,824Republican Hold
District 9 --21,293100.00%--21,293Republican Hold
District 10 --18,168100.00%--18,168Republican Hold
District 11 3,31315.54%18,00084.46%--21,313Republican Hold
District 12 --15,880100.00%--15,880Republican Hold
District 13 --14,476100.00%--14,476Republican Hold
District 14 --18,677100.00%--18,677Republican Hold
District 15 4,84924.21%15,18275.79%--20,031Republican Hold
District 16 --17,296100.00%--17,296Republican Hold
District 17 --20,415100.00%--20,415Republican Hold
District 18 --16,474100.00%--16,474Republican Hold
District 19 --19,802100.00%--19,802Republican Hold
District 20 --23,543100.00%--23,543Republican Hold
District 21 --23,967100.00%--23,967Republican Hold
District 22 5,21616.82%25,79483.18%--31,010Republican Hold
District 23 --20,944100.00%--20,944Republican Hold
District 24 --25,996100.00%--25,996Republican Hold
District 25 --26,162100.00%--26,162Republican Hold
District 26 --26,386100.00%--26,386Republican Hold
District 27 --19,469100.00%--19,469Republican Hold
District 28 --17,925100.00%--17,925Republican Hold
District 29 --12,733100.00%--12,733Republican Hold
District 30 5,30225.97%15,11574.03%--19,716Republican Hold
District 31 --21,810100.00%--21,810Republican Hold
District 32 --18,783100.00%--18,783Republican Hold
District 33 --19,190100.00%--19,190Republican Hold
District 34 9,05036.29%15,88663.71%--24,936Republican Hold
District 35 --18,901100.00%--18,901Republican Hold
District 36 --26,807100.00%--26,807Republican Hold
District 37 10,56743.07%13,96556.93%--24,532Republican Hold
District 38 19,547100.00%----19,547Democratic Hold
District 39 18,097100.00%----18,097Democratic Hold
District 40 13,78146.49%15,86353.51%--29,644Republican Hold
District 41 13,843100.00%----13,843Democratic Hold
District 42 11,38473.25%4,15726.75%--15,541Democratic Hold
District 43 --20,889100.00%--20,889Republican Hold
District 44 --21,759100.00%--21,759Republican Hold
District 45 --24,907100.00%--24,907Republican Hold
District 46 --24,736100.00%--24,736Republican Hold
District 47 --23,622100.00%--23,622Republican Hold
District 48 --17,886100.00%--17,886Republican Hold
District 49 --20,599100.00%--20,599Republican Hold
District 50 --17,802100.00%--17,802Republican Hold
District 51 --19,210100.00%--19,210Republican Hold
District 52 --21,263100.00%--21,263Republican Hold
District 53 20,617100.00%----20,617Democratic Hold
District 54 11,47239.43%17,62060.57%--29,092Republican Hold
District 55 23,111100.00%----23,111Democratic Hold
District 56 16,683100.00%----16,683Democratic Hold
District 57 23,832100.00%----23,832Democratic Hold
District 58 23,287100.00%----23,287Democratic Hold
District 59 20,276100.00%----20,276Democratic Hold
District 60 15,82491.64%1,4438.36%--17,267Democratic Hold
District 61 20,473100.00%----20,473Democratic Hold
District 62 23,562100.00%----23,562Democratic Hold
District 63 21,252100.00%----21,252Democratic Hold
District 64 21,251100.00%----21,251Democratic Hold
District 65 19,10982.02%4,19017.98%--23,299Democratic Hold
District 66 14,03058.74%9,85541.26%--23,885Democratic Hold
District 67 --19,037100.00%--19,037Republican Hold
District 68 --19,500100.00%--19,500Republican Hold
District 69 --19,212100.00%--19,212Republican Hold
District 70 --20,682100.00%--20,682Republican Hold
District 71 6,93325.40%20,36174.60%--27,294Republican Hold
District 72 --26,801100.00%--26,801Republican Hold
District 73 8,61035.47%15,66164.53%--24,271Republican Hold
District 74 14,995100.00%----14,995Democratic Hold
District 75 18,063100.00%----18,063Democratic Hold
District 76 19,734100.00%----19,734Democratic Hold
District 77 15,848100.00%----15,848Democratic Hold
District 78 19,294100.00%----19,294Democratic Hold
District 79 --18,108100.00%--18,108Republican Hold
District 80 12,10049.42%12,38650.58%--24,486Republican GAIN
District 81 9,92158.94%6,91241.06%--16,833Democratic Hold
District 82 18,185100.00%----18,185Democratic Hold
District 83 24,122100.00%----24,122Democratic Hold
District 84 25,287100.00%----25,287Democratic Hold
District 85 17,927100.00%----17,927Democratic Hold
District 86 19,124100.00%----19,124Democratic Hold
District 87 21,595100.00%----21,595Democratic Hold
District 88 19,003100.00%----19,003Democratic Hold
District 89 26,039100.00%----26,039Democratic Hold
District 90 22,924100.00%----22,924Democratic Hold
District 91 18,16172.26%6,97327.74%--25,134Democratic Hold
District 92 16,486100.00%----16,486Democratic Hold
District 93 22,741100.00%----22,741Democratic Hold
District 94 21,399100.00%----21,399Democratic Hold
District 95 --18,293100.00%--18,293Republican Hold
District 96 8,62662.03%5,29137.97%--13,907Democratic Hold
District 97 --20,171100.00%--20,171Republican Hold
District 98 --19,473100.00%--19,473Republican Hold
District 99 8,068100.00%----8,068Democratic Hold
District 100 11,180100.00%----11,180Democratic Hold
District 101 10,67151.10%10,21148.90%--20,882Democratic GAIN
District 102 9,56744.11%12,12455.89%--21,691Republican Hold
District 103 --23,755100.00%--23,755Republican Hold
District 104 --19,776100.00%--19,776Republican Hold
District 105 12,18949.55%12,41150.45%--24,600Republican Hold
District 106 --17,835100.00%--17,835Republican Hold
District 107 --15,861100.00%--15,861Republican Hold
District 108 10,52447.35%11,70452.65%--22,228Republican Hold
District 109 11,38942.34%15,50757.66%--26,896Republican Hold
District 110 --18,003100.00%--18,003Republican Hold
District 111 13,54248.31%14,48851.69%--28,030Republican Hold
District 112 --21,718100.00%--21,718Republican Hold
District 113 18,834100.00%----18,834Democratic Hold
District 114 --22,186100.00%--22,186Republican Hold
District 115 --20,644100.00%--20,644Republican Hold
District 116 --19,144100.00%--19,144Republican Hold
District 117 --18,374100.00%--18,374Republican Hold
District 118 16,223100.00%----16,223Democratic Hold
District 119 --16,223100.00%--16,223Republican Hold
District 120 --20,350100.00%--20,350Republican Hold
District 121 --20,582100.00%--20,582Republican Hold
District 122 --26,914100.00%--26,914Republican Hold
District 123 --21,916100.00%--21,916Republican Hold
District 124 14,751100.00%----14,751Democratic Hold
District 125 15,120100.00%----15,120Democratic Hold
District 126 19,051100.00%----19,051Democratic Hold
District 127 15,251100.00%----15,251Democratic Hold
District 128 15,747100.00%----15,747Democratic Hold
District 129 --18,206100.00%--18,206Republican Hold
District 130 --16,655100.00%--16,655Republican Hold
District 131 -18,712100.00%--18,712Republican Hold
District 132 9,75053.71%8,40246.29%--18,152Democratic Hold
District 133 --21,688100.00%--21,688Republican Hold
District 134 --19,445100.00%--19,445Republican Hold
District 135 10,991100.00%----10,991Democratic Hold
District 136 16,662100.00%----16,662Democratic Hold
District 137 19,076100.00%----19,076Democratic Hold
District 138 7,91750.82%7,66149.18%--15,578Democratic GAIN
District 139 12,880100.00%----12,880Democratic Hold
District 140 --16,361100.00%--16,361Republican Hold
District 141 --22,703100.00%--22,703Republican Hold
District 142 16,124100.00%----16,124Democratic Hold
District 143 15,528100.00%----15,528Democratic Hold
District 144 7,30532.33%15,28867.67%--22,593Republican Hold
District 145 8,31643.43%10,83456.57%--19,150Republican Hold
District 146 --21,346100.00%--21,346Republican Hold
District 147 --14,923100.00%--14,923Republican Hold
District 148 --15,059100.00%--15,059Republican Hold
District 149 --11,622100.00%--11,622Republican Hold
District 150 --17,084100.00%--17,084Republican Hold
District 151 --12,67562.13%7,72637.87%20,401Republican Hold
District 152 --20,251100.00%--20,251Republican Hold
District 153 14,841100.00%----14,841Democratic Hold
District 154 17,073100.00%----17,073Democratic Hold
District 155 --16,499100.00%--16,499Republican Hold
District 156 --15,485100.00%--15,485Republican Hold
District 157 --13,009100.00%--13,009Republican Hold
District 158 --15,425100.00%--15,425Republican Hold
District 159 --17,513100.00%--17,513Republican Hold
District 160 5,29229.24%12,80770.76%--18,099Republican Hold
District 161 --20,835100.00%--20,835Republican Hold
District 162 15,092100.00%----15,092Democratic Hold
District 163 15,649100.00%----15,649Democratic Hold
District 164 --14,973100.00%--14,973Republican Hold
District 165 18,197100.00%----18,197Democratic Hold
District 166 --26,255100.00%--26,255Republican Hold
District 167 --16,871100.00%--16,871Republican Hold
District 168 12,939100.00%----12,939Democratic Hold
District 169 --13,521100.00%--13,521Republican Hold
District 170 --15,558100.00%--15,558Republican Hold
District 171 --14,662100.00%--14,662Republican Hold
District 172 --12,898100.00%--12,898Republican Hold
District 173 8,02138.94%12,57861.06%--20,599Republican Hold
District 174 --15,128100.00%--15,128Republican Hold
District 175 --19,531100.00%--19,531Republican Hold
District 176 --14,891100.00%--14,891Republican Hold
District 177 9,22664.38%5,10435.62%--14,330Democratic Hold
District 178 --17,354100.00%--17,354Republican Hold
District 179 --17,055100.00%--17,055Republican Hold
District 180 --16,168100.00%--16,168Republican Hold

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