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1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Georgia House District 163

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

H. Doug Everett (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Tommy Chambless (D) by 2.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

H. Doug EverettRepublican · winner
51.0%7,496
Tommy ChamblessDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%7,190
14,686 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+23.41994R+2.11996R+35.12000R+60.42010

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