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1976Final results

1976 election for Georgia House District 153

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

James R. Tuten Jr. (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Ben Ramsey (R) by 59.4 points.

James R. Tuten Jr.Democrat · winner
79.7%4,049
Ben RamseyRepublican
20.3%1,032
5,081 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+9.52006R+7.02008R+23.62010D+30.92018D+30.22022D+34.22024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET