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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia House District 131

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Carl Von Epps (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth R. Smith (R) by 8.4 points.

Carl Von EppsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%4,558
45.8%3,849
8,407 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+7.61998D+7.32000R+3.32002R+47.52018R+49.62020R+30.12024

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