Georgia's 16th Senate district

Georgia's 16th State Senate district
Senator	Marty Harbin R – Tyrone
Demographics	64.19%  White 22.31%  Black 5.95%  Hispanic 3.04%  Asian 0.17%  Native American 0.03%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.51% Other 4.94%  Multiracial
Population (2020)  • Voting age	191,829 [1] 147,133

District 16 of the Georgia Senate is a district located in southern Metro Atlanta.

The district includes the southern and western parts of Fayette County as well as all of Lamar, Pike, and Spalding counties. Cities in the district include Barnesville, Brooks, Griffin, Peachtree City, Tyrone, Woolsey, and Zebulon, as well as part of Fayetteville.

The current senator is Marty Harbin, a Republican from Tyrone first elected in 2014. ^[2]

Geography

District 16 is made up the entirety of the counties of Pike County, Lamar, and Spalding, as well as part of the county of Fayette. ^[3]

Fayette - 77.6% of county:

• Brooks
• Part of Fayetteville (County seat)
• Peachtree City (Largest city)
• Tryone
• Woolsey

Pike County - 100% of county :

Main article: Pike County, Georgia § Communities

Lamar County - 100% of county :

Main article: Lamar County, Georgia § Communities

Spalding County - 100% of county :

Main article: Spalding County, Georgia § Communities

Recent election results

Source: ^[4]

2020

2020 Georgia State Senate election, District 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Harbin	65,626	68.2
	Democratic	Cinquez Jester	30,643	31.8
Total votes			96,269	100
	Republican hold

Elections prior to 2020 were held under different district lines.

2022

2022 Georgia State Senate election, District 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Harbin	57,965	68.2
	Democratic	Pingke Dubignon	27,408	31.8
Total votes			85,013	100.0
	Republican hold

2024

2024 Georgia State Senate election, District 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Harbin	71,842	65.8
	Democratic	Amili Blake	37,388	30.5
Total votes			109,230	100.0

Historical election results

Source: ^[5]

2012

2012 Georgia State Senate election, District 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ronnie Chance	62,356	100
Total votes			62,356	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 Georgia State Senate election, District 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Harbin	Unchallenged
Total votes
	Republican hold

2016

2016 Georgia State Senate election, District 13

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Harbin	66,386	100%
Total votes			66,386	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 Georgia State Senate election, District 16

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Harbin	53,201	100
	Democratic	Bill Lightle	24,858	31.8
Total votes			78,059	100
	Republican hold

References

1. "Georgia Senate Districts 2023" (PDF). Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office. 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
2. "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
3. "Map of Georgia's 16th State Senate district" (PDF). Georgia Senate. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
4. "Georgia State Senate District 16 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
5. "Georgia State Senate District 16 - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.