2023 Georgia State House Special Election

The 2023 Georgia State House Special Election took place in 5 electoral districts to elect 5 seats. Republican secured 3 seats, receiving 74.74% of the popular vote. A total number of 19,869 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 10 candidates ran for 5 seats across the 5 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 10 candidates competed for seats. Republican won 3 seats, making up 60.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 74.74% of the popular vote. Democratic won 2 seats (40.00%)

2023 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: Votes:
Republican	14,851	74.74%	6	3	60.00%
Democratic	5,018	25.26%	4	2	40.00%
Total	19,869	100%	10	5	100%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 7	8,650	100.00%	-	-	-	-	8,650
District 68	-	-	1,821	100.00%	-	-	1,821
District 75	410	11.37%	3,197	88.63%	-	-	3,607
District 119	2,363	100.00%	-	-	-	-	2,363
District 172	3,428	100.00%	-	-	-	-	3,428
Total	14,851	74.74%	5,018	25.26%	0	-	19,869

Elected Candidates

There are 1 districts with winning margins of no more than 5%:

District 68: Democratic won by 0.82%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 7	Johnny Chastain	Republican	4,565	52.77%	Sheree Ralston	Republican	4,085	47.23%	5.54%
District 68	Derrick Jackson	Democratic	918	50.41%	Mark Baker	Democratic	903	49.59%	0.82%
District 75	Eric W. Bell, II	Democratic	2,222	61.60%	Herman " Drew" Andrews	Democratic	975	27.03%	34.57%
District 119	Holt Persinger	Republican	1,400	59.25%	Charlie Chase	Republican	963	40.75%	18.50%
District 172	Charles H. "Chas" Cannon	Republican	3,428	100.00%					100.00%

Results by Candidates

There are 10 candidates competed for 10 seats, with 10 candidates (100.00%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2023 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 7	Johnny Chastain	Republican	4,565	52.77%
District 7	Sheree Ralston	Republican	4,085	47.23%
District 68	Derrick Jackson	Democratic	918	50.41%
District 68	Mark Baker	Democratic	903	49.59%
District 75	Eric W. Bell, II	Democratic	2,222	61.60%
	Herman " Drew" Andrews	Democratic	975	27.03%
	Della Ashley	Republican	410	11.37%
District 119	Holt Persinger	Republican	1,400	59.25%
District 119	Charlie Chase	Republican	963	40.75%
District 172	Charles H. "Chas" Cannon	Republican	3,428	100.00%

Results by Districts

District 7

Johnny Chastain of Republican received 52.77% of the votes, totaling 4,565 votes, to win the election, defeated Sheree Ralston of Republican by a margin of 5.54%. The total votes casted was 8,650.

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 7
Runoff
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Johnny Chastain	Republican	4,565	52.77%
Sheree Ralston	Republican	4,085	47.23%
Election Date: 2023-01-31, Valid Votes: 8,650, Margin: 5.54%
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Sheree Ralston	Republican	3,583	45.00%
Johnny Chastain	Republican	3,130	39.31%
Justin Heitman	Republican	590	7.41%
Brian K. Pritchard	Republican	490	6.15%
Richie Stone	Republican	169	2.12%
Election Date: 2023-01-03, Valid Votes: 7,962, Margin: 5.69%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 7 (Runoff) - Results by County
County	Johnny Chastain Republican		Sheree Ralston Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Dawson	108	48.65%	114	51.35%	222	-2.70%
Fannin	2,783	60.26%	1,835	39.74%	4,618	20.53%
Gilmer	1,674	43.94%	2,136	56.06%	3,810	-12.13%
Total	4,565	52.77%	4,085	47.23%	8,650	5.54%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 7 (General) - Results by County
County	Sheree Ralston Republican		Johnny Chastain Republican		Justin Heitman Republican		Brian K. Pritchard Republican		Richie Stone Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Dawson	97	45.12%	61	28.37%	17	7.91%	36	16.74%	4	1.86%	215	16.74%
Fannin	1,576	38.33%	2,165	52.65%	172	4.18%	177	4.30%	22	0.54%	4,112	-14.32%
Gilmer	1,910	52.54%	904	24.87%	401	11.03%	277	7.62%	143	3.93%	3,635	27.68%
Total	3,583	45.00%	3,130	39.31%	590	7.41%	490	6.15%	169	2.12%	7,962	5.69%

Dawson

Results by Voting Types in Dawson (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Sheree Ralston	Republican	6	33	75	-	114
Johnny Chastain	Republican	-	36	72	-	108
Total		6	69	147	-	222

Results by Voting Types in Dawson (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Sheree Ralston	Republican	4	29	64	-	97
Johnny Chastain	Republican	-	33	28	-	61
Brian K. Pritchard	Republican	-	4	32	-	36
Justin Heitman	Republican	-	4	13	-	17
Richie Stone	Republican	-	2	2	-	4
Total		4	72	139	-	215

Fannin

Results by Voting Types in Fannin (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Johnny Chastain	Republican	125	942	1,707	9	2783
Sheree Ralston	Republican	71	683	1,076	5	1835
Total		196	1,625	2,783	14	4618

Results by Voting Types in Fannin (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Johnny Chastain	Republican	53	846	1,261	5	2165
Sheree Ralston	Republican	31	658	887	-	1576
Brian K. Pritchard	Republican	6	64	107	-	177
Justin Heitman	Republican	-	25	147	-	172
Richie Stone	Republican	3	3	16	-	22
Total		93	1,596	2,418	5	4112

Gilmer

Results by Voting Types in Gilmer (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Sheree Ralston	Republican	55	759	1,322	-	2136
Johnny Chastain	Republican	31	633	1,010	-	1674
Total		86	1,392	2,332	-	3810

Results by Voting Types in Gilmer (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Sheree Ralston	Republican	24	675	1,210	1	1910
Johnny Chastain	Republican	20	348	536	-	904
Justin Heitman	Republican	-	144	257	-	401
Brian K. Pritchard	Republican	4	78	195	-	277
Richie Stone	Republican	-	50	93	-	143
Total		48	1,295	2,291	1	3635

District 68

Derrick Jackson of Democratic received 50.41% of the votes, totaling 918 votes, to win the election, defeated Mark Baker of Democratic by a tiny margin of 0.82%. The total votes casted was 1,821.

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 68
Runoff
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Derrick Jackson	Democratic	918	50.41%
Mark Baker	Democratic	903	49.59%
Election Date: 2023-06-13, Valid Votes: 1,821, Margin: 0.82%
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Mark Baker	Democratic	645	33.13%
Derrick Jackson	Democratic	628	32.25%
Taiwo Idowu	Democratic	342	17.57%
Jane Wiliams	Democratic	262	13.46%
John Culbreth	Democratic	70	3.60%
Election Date: 2023-05-16, Valid Votes: 1,947, Margin: 0.88%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 68 (Runoff) - Results by County
County	Derrick Jackson Democratic		Mark Baker Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Fayette	763	69.05%	342	30.95%	1,105	38.10%
Fulton	155	21.65%	561	78.35%	716	-56.70%
Total	918	50.41%	903	49.59%	1,821	0.82%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 68 (General) - Results by County
County	Mark Baker Democratic		Derrick Jackson Democratic		Taiwo Idowu Democratic		Jane Wiliams Democratic		John Culbreth Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Fayette	199	16.45%	498	41.16%	319	26.36%	147	12.15%	47	3.88%	1,210	-24.71%
Fulton	446	60.52%	130	17.64%	23	3.12%	115	15.60%	23	3.12%	737	42.88%
Total	645	33.13%	628	32.25%	342	17.57%	262	13.46%	70	3.60%	1,947	0.88%

Fayette

Results by Voting Types in Fayette (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Derrick Jackson	Democratic	7	377	379	-	763
Mark Baker	Democratic	2	169	171	-	342
Total		9	546	550	-	1105

Results by Voting Types in Fayette (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Derrick Jackson	Democratic	7	278	212	1	498
Taiwo Idowu	Democratic	1	201	117	-	319
Mark Baker	Democratic	2	114	83	-	199
Jane Wiliams	Democratic	1	94	52	-	147
John Culbreth	Democratic	2	20	25	-	47
Total		13	707	489	1	1210

Fulton

Results by Voting Types in Fulton (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Mark Baker	Democratic	3	308	250	-	561
Derrick Jackson	Democratic	2	70	83	-	155
Total		5	378	333	-	716

Results by Voting Types in Fulton (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Mark Baker	Democratic	3	260	183	-	446
Derrick Jackson	Democratic	-	64	66	-	130
Jane Wiliams	Democratic	2	73	40	-	115
Taiwo Idowu	Democratic	-	14	9	-	23
John Culbreth	Democratic	-	14	9	-	23
Total		5	425	307	-	737

District 75

Eric W. Bell, II of Democratic received 61.60% of the votes, totaling 2,222 votes, to win the election, defeated Herman " Drew" Andrews of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 34.57%. The total votes casted was 3,607.

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 75
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Eric W. Bell, II	Democratic	2,222	61.60%
Herman " Drew" Andrews	Democratic	975	27.03%
Della Ashley	Republican	410	11.37%
Election Date: 2023-03-21, Valid Votes: 3,607, Margin: 34.57%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 75 (General) - Results by County
County	Eric W. Bell, II Democratic		Herman " Drew" Andrews Democratic		Della Ashley Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Clayton	2,222	61.60%	975	27.03%	410	11.37%	3,607	34.57%
Total	2,222	61.60%	975	27.03%	410	11.37%	3,607	34.57%

Clayton

Results by Voting Types in Clayton (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Eric W. Bell, II	Democratic	28	1,109	1,085	-	2222
Herman " Drew" Andrews	Democratic	22	610	342	1	975
Della Ashley	Republican	9	204	196	1	410
Total		59	1,923	1,623	2	3607

District 119

Holt Persinger of Republican received 59.25% of the votes, totaling 1,400 votes, to win the election, defeated Charlie Chase of Republican by a comfortable margin of 18.50%. The total votes casted was 2,363.

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 119
Runoff
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Holt Persinger	Republican	1,400	59.25%
Charlie Chase	Republican	963	40.75%
Election Date: 2023-02-28, Valid Votes: 2,363, Margin: 18.50%
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Holt Persinger	Republican	910	27.90%
Charlie Chase	Republican	831	25.48%
Bill Ritter	Republican	596	18.27%
Renee Lord	Republican	406	12.45%
Shelbey Diamond-Alexander	Democratic	382	11.71%
Joseph Grodzicki	Republican	73	2.24%
Joe Price	Republican	64	1.96%
Election Date: 2023-01-31, Valid Votes: 3,262, Margin: 2.42%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 119 (Runoff) - Results by County
County	Holt Persinger Republican		Charlie Chase Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Barrow	1,305	58.97%	908	41.03%	2,213	17.94%
Jackson	95	63.33%	55	36.67%	150	26.67%
Total	1,400	59.25%	963	40.75%	2,363	18.50%

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 119 (General) - Results by County
County	Holt Persinger Republican		Charlie Chase Republican		Bill Ritter Republican		Renee Lord Republican		Shelbey Diamond-Alexander Democratic		Joseph Grodzicki Republican		Joe Price Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Barrow	853	27.68%	781	25.34%	578	18.75%	386	12.52%	358	11.62%	68	2.21%	58	1.88%	3,082	2.34%
Jackson	57	31.67%	50	27.78%	18	10.00%	20	11.11%	24	13.33%	5	2.78%	6	3.33%	180	3.89%
Total	910	27.90%	831	25.48%	596	18.27%	406	12.45%	382	11.71%	73	2.24%	64	1.96%	3,262	2.42%

Barrow

Results by Voting Types in Barrow (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Holt Persinger	Republican	24	606	675	-	1305
Charlie Chase	Republican	14	366	528	-	908
Total		38	972	1,203	-	2213

Results by Voting Types in Barrow (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Holt Persinger	Republican	9	528	316	-	853
Charlie Chase	Republican	8	356	417	-	781
Bill Ritter	Republican	9	294	275	-	578
Renee Lord	Republican	6	127	253	-	386
Shelbey Diamond-Alexander	Democratic	2	122	234	-	358
Joseph Grodzicki	Republican	-	19	49	-	68
Joe Price	Republican	1	36	21	-	58
Total		35	1,482	1,565	-	3082

Jackson

Results by Voting Types in Jackson (Runoff)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Holt Persinger	Republican	3	15	77	-	95
Charlie Chase	Republican	2	6	47	-	55
Total		5	21	124	-	150

Results by Voting Types in Jackson (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Holt Persinger	Republican	2	24	31	-	57
Charlie Chase	Republican	1	12	37	-	50
Shelbey Diamond-Alexander	Democratic	3	7	14	-	24
Renee Lord	Republican	3	3	14	-	20
Bill Ritter	Republican	-	5	13	-	18
Joe Price	Republican	-	3	3	-	6
Joseph Grodzicki	Republican	-	-	5	-	5
Total		9	54	117	-	180

District 172

Charles H. "Chas" Cannon of Republican received 100.00% of the votes, totaling 3,428 votes, to win the election. The total votes casted was 3,428.

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 172
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Charles H. "Chas" Cannon	Republican	3,428	100.00%
Election Date: 2023-01-31, Valid Votes: 3,428

2023 Georgia State House Special Election in District 172 (General) - Results by County
County	Charles H. "Chas" Cannon Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Colquitt	2,775	100.00%	2,775	100.00%
Cook	341	100.00%	341	100.00%
Thomas	312	100.00%	312	100.00%
Total	3,428	100.00%	3,428	100.00%

Colquitt

Results by Voting Types in Colquitt (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Charles H. "Chas" Cannon	Republican	13	994	1,768	-	2775
Total		13	994	1,768	-	2775

Cook

Results by Voting Types in Cook (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Charles H. "Chas" Cannon	Republican	4	152	185	-	341
Total		4	152	185	-	341

Thomas

Results by Voting Types in Thomas (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
Charles H. "Chas" Cannon	Republican	1	105	206	-	312
Total		1	105	206	-	312