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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia House District 47

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jim Martin (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating Susie Galyardt (R) by 39.9 points.

Jim MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%11,700
Susie GalyardtRepublican
30.1%5,029
16,729 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+12.11988D+7.31990D+35.01994D+39.91996R+33.92008R+23.32018

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