1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Georgia House District 59
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
R. Tom Phillips (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating James D. Mason (D) by 13.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
R. Tom PhillipsRepublican · winner
56.5%5,313
James D. MasonDemocrat · incumbent
43.4%4,076
9,397 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET