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1986Final results

1986 election for Georgia House District 156

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Willou Smith (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating James D. Gould (D) by 18.9 points.

Willou SmithRepublican · winner
59.5%5,731
40.5%3,905
9,636 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+14.91982R+18.91986R+38.01990R+35.62008R+50.12022

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