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2024 Georgia
House Elections
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PrimaryMay 21, 2024
Primary runoffJune 18, 2024
GeneralNovember 5, 2024
General runoffDecember 3, 2024
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Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was May 21, 2024, and the primary runoff was June 18, 2024. The general runoff is December 3, 2024. The filing deadline was March 8, 2024.

The Georgia House of Representatives was one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Georgia House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 78 Pending
     Republican Party 102 Pending
Total 180 180

Candidates

General election

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Voting information
See also: Voting in Georgia

Election information in Georgia: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 7, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 7, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 25, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 25, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 15, 2024 to Nov. 1, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.


General election race ratings

The table below displays race ratings for each race in this chamber from CNalysis.

Incumbents who did not advance to the general election

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

Incumbents defeated in primaries

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

Three incumbents lost in primaries. This was less than the average number of Georgia House incumbents who lost in the primaries from 2010-2022 (5.7).

Name Party Office
Teri Anulewicz Electiondot.png Democratic House District 42
Lauren Daniel Ends.png Republican House District 81
Becky Evans Electiondot.png Democratic House District 89

Retiring incumbents

Twelve incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[1] The average number of retirements each election cycle from 2010 to 2022 was 22. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Doug Stoner Electiondot.png Democratic House District 40
Roger Bruce Electiondot.png Democratic House District 61
Mandisha Thomas Electiondot.png Democratic House District 65
J. Collins Ends.png Republican House District 71
Pedro Marin Electiondot.png Democratic House District 96
Gregg Kennard Electiondot.png Democratic House District 101
Gloria Frazier Electiondot.png Democratic House District 126
Jodi Lott Ends.png Republican House District 131
David Knight Ends.png Republican House District 134
James Beverly Electiondot.png Democratic House District 143
Clay Pirkle Ends.png Republican House District 169
Penny Houston Ends.png Republican House District 170

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Georgia. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Georgia in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 11, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

There were 236 state legislative seats up for election this year in Georgia. Across those, 16 incumbents (10 Democrats and six Republicans) did not file to run for re-election. That was the fewest number of retirements in a decade. From 2010 to 2022, the average number of retirements per cycle was 28. In 2022, 48 incumbents (23 Democrats and 25 Republicans) did not run for re-election.

The total number of contested primaries (with more than one candidate) was also a decade-low. In 2024, there were 70 contested primaries (39 Democratic and 31 Republican) out of a possible 472, a rate of 14.8%. This was the lowest number since 2014 when 13.1% of primaries had more than one candidate. In 2022, there were 104 primaries (51 Democratic and 53 Republican) for a rate of 22.0% contested primaries.

All 56 Senate seats and all 180 House seats were up for election in 2024.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024.[2]

Open Seats in Georgia House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2024
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2024 180 13 (7 percent) 167 (93 percent)
2022 180 41 (23 percent) 139 (77 percent)
2020 180 18 (10 percent) 162 (90 percent)
2018 180 17 (9 percent) 163 (91 percent)
2016 180 15 (8 percent) 165 (92 percent)
2014 180 10 (6 percent) 170 (94 percent)
2012 180 6 (3 percent) 174 (97 percent)
2010 180 26 (14 percent) 154 (86 percent)

Legislative referrals

See also: Legislative referral

A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.

As of the 2024 election, a two-thirds vote was required during one legislative session for the Georgia General Assembly to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 120 votes in the Georgia House of Representatives and 38 votes in the Georgia State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

At the time of the 2024 election, Republicans held a 33-23 majority in the Senate and a 102-78 majority in the House. Republicans needed to win five Senate seats and win 18 House seats to be able to pass legislative referrals without Democratic votes. Democrats needed to win 15 Senate seats and 42 House seats to have the same ability.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Georgia


DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 21, Chapter 2, Article 4 of the Georgia Code

There are four ways for a candidate to gain ballot access in Georgia: as a political party candidate, as a political organization candidate, as an independent candidate or as a write-in.

Requirements for all candidates

All candidates are required to pay a filing fee; filing fees vary from year-to-year. In lieu of a filing fee, a candidate may submit a pauper's affidavit and qualifying petition, which certifies that the candidate is unable to pay the fee. The affidavit includes a financial statement that lists the candidate's total income, assets, liabilities, and other relevant financial information. This information must indicate that the candidate has neither the assets nor the income to pay the qualifying fee normally required. The pauper's affidavit must be accompanied by a qualifying petition containing signatures as follows:[3]

  • One-fourth of 1 percent of the total number of registered voters eligible to vote in the last general election if the candidate is seeking statewide office
  • 1 percent of the total number of registered voters eligible to vote in the last election for the office being sought by the candidate if the candidate is seeking an office other than statewide office

Political party candidates

A political party candidate is nominated at his or her party's primary election. An individual cannot become a political party candidate if he or she has already qualified for the same primary election with a different political party, or if he or she has filed as an independent or political organization candidate. Political parties determine the rules for qualifying to appear on the primary election ballot. However, there are some stipulations set by the state to which all political party candidates must adhere. These include the following:[4][5][6]

  • filing a declaration of candidacy and an affidavit with the political party during the political party qualifying period, which is set by the Georgia Secretary of State; the affidavit must state the following:
    • the name of the candidate as he or she wishes it to appear on the ballot
    • the candidate’s residence
    • the candidate’s occupation
    • the candidate’s precinct
    • that the candidate is eligible to vote in the primary in which he or she is running
    • the office the candidate is seeking
    • that the candidate is eligible to hold the office he or she is seeking
    • that the candidate will not knowingly violate any election rule or law
    • that the candidate has never been convicted or sentenced for violation of election laws, malfeasance in office or a felony involving moral turpitude, or, if the candidate has been convicted and sentenced for such crimes, that at least 10 years have passed since completion of the sentence and that the candidate's civil rights have been restored
  • paying the qualifying fee or submitting a pauper's affidavit and the accompanying qualifying petition

Within three days of the end of the qualifying period, a political party must certify to the Georgia Secretary of State a list of those candidates who successfully qualified with the party for the primary election and turn in the qualifying fees paid by the candidates, the declarations of candidacy, and the affidavits.[7]

Political organization candidates

A political organization candidate can be nominated by his or her organization's convention, if the political organization has qualified to hold such a convention, or by petition. A candidate cannot file as a political organization candidate if he or she has already filed for the same office as a political party candidate.[5]

If nominated by convention, a political organization candidate must file a notice of candidacy with the Georgia Secretary of State during the political party qualifying period. After a candidate is chosen at the convention, the candidate must pay the filing fee for the corresponding office to the Georgia Secretary of State. If the candidate cannot afford the filing fee, he or she must file a pauper's affidavit and accompanying qualifying petition. With the filing fee or pauper's affidavit, a certified copy of the minutes of the convention, attested to by the chairperson and secretary of the convention, must also be filed.[3][8]

If nominated by petition, a political organization candidate must file a notice of candidacy, petition, and qualifying fee (or pauper's affidavit) with the Georgia Secretary of State during the independent candidate qualifying period, which starts on the fourth Monday in June and ends the following Friday. The signature requirements for these petitions are the same as those for independent candidates, which are listed below. In order for a candidate filing by petition to be recognized as a political organization candidate, the political organization must provide a sworn certificate stating that the named candidate is the nominee of that political organization.[3][9]

Independent candidates

A candidate cannot run as an independent if he or she has qualified for the same office with any political party or political organization. An independent candidate must file a notice of candidacy, petition, and qualifying fee (or pauper's affidavit) with the Georgia Secretary of State during the independent candidate qualifying period, which starts on the fourth Monday in June and ends the following Friday. The signature requirements for the petitions are as follows:[3][5][9]

  • For a candidate seeking statewide office, the petition must be signed by registered voters equal in number to 1 percent of the total registered voters eligible to vote in the last election for the same office the candidate is seeking.
  • For candidates seeking any other office, the petition must be signed by registered voters equal in number to 5 percent of the total registered voters eligible to vote in the last election for the same office the candidate is seeking.

Petitions cannot be circulated for more than 180 days between the signing of the first signature and the last.[9]

Write-in candidates

A write-in candidate can only run in the general election. A candidate cannot run as a write-in if he or she ran for the same office as a political party candidate in the immediately preceding primary election. A write-in candidate must file a notice of intention of write-in candidacy with the Georgia Secretary of State no earlier than January 1 in the year of the election and no later than the first Monday in September in the year of the election. After the notice of intention is filed, a notice must also be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the state. Once this notice has been published, the candidate must file with the Georgia Secretary of State a copy of the published notice, as well as an affidavit stating that the notice has been published. The affidavit can be filled out by the candidate or by the publisher or an employee of the newspaper.[10]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

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."

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[11]
SalaryPer diem
$24,341.64/year$247/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Georgia legislators assume office the second Monday in January.[12]

Georgia political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Georgia Party Control: 1992-2024
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Presidential politics in Georgia

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Georgia, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
49.5
 
2,473,633 16
Image of
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
49.3
 
2,461,854 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.2
 
62,229 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 4,997,716


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Georgia, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 45.6% 1,877,963 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 50.8% 2,089,104 16
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 3% 125,306 0
     - Other/Write-in 0.5% 22,359 0
Total Votes 4,114,732 16
Election results via: Federal Election Commission


Georgia presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 20 Democratic wins
  • 11 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R AI[13] R D D R R D R R R R R R D R


Redistricting following the 2020 census

Governor Kemp (R) signed revised legislative maps into law on December 8, 2023. Legislators in the Georgia House of Representatives voted 98-71 to adopt the new state legislative maps on December 5. The Georgia State Senate voted 32-23 to adopt the state legislative maps on December 1. For more information about the enacted legislative maps, click here.[14][15]


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-132," accessed February 5, 2014
  4. ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-151," accessed February 5, 2014
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-137," accessed February 5, 2014
  6. ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-153," accessed February 5, 2014
  7. ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-154," accessed February 5, 2014
  8. ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-172," accessed February 4, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-170," accessed February 4, 2014
  10. ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-133," accessed February 3, 2014
  11. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  12. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Georgia Constitution - Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I," accessed February 12, 2021
  13. ↑ American Independent Party
  14. ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office - Proposed Plans," accessed December 11, 2023
  15. ↑ Twitter, "RedistrictNet," December 7, 2023


Current members of the Georgia House of Representatives
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