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1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Georgia House District 24

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ralph T. Hudgens (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating John Scoggins (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ralph T. HudgensRepublican · winner
50.3%6,496
John ScogginsDemocrat · incumbent
49.7%6,425
12,921 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

EvenR+39.01986R+0.51996R+4.82000R+46.72020R+34.42022R+35.02024

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