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1996Final results

1996 election for Georgia House District 8

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ralph Twiggs (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Claude Beck (R) by 18.4 points.

Ralph TwiggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%9,066
Claude BeckRepublican
40.8%6,249
15,315 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+0.91988R+14.61990D+1.31992D+18.41996D+28.81998D+20.12000

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