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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia House District 178

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Henry L. Reaves (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Horace J. Stephenson (R) by 29.1 points.

Henry L. ReavesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%6,237
35.4%3,423
9,660 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+29.11996D+17.11998D+18.22000D+1.42004R+78.92018R+63.92026

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