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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia House District 34

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John J. Wiles (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Laura Lester (D) by 34.5 points.

John J. WilesRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%12,155
Laura LesterDemocrat
32.7%5,919
18,074 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+36.81994R+34.51996R+38.21998D+3.72002R+17.42004R+16.42006

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