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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia House District 63

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Betty Jo Williams (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Watkins (D) by 24.8 points.

Betty Jo WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%11,387
Jim WatkinsDemocrat
37.6%6,857
18,244 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+25.91982R+12.11990R+24.81996R+13.41998R+24.22000D+57.62020

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