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1998Final results

1998 election for Georgia House District 176

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jay Shaw (D) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph T. Williams (R) by 46.0 points.

Jay ShawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.0%5,295
27.0%1,960
7,255 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+46.01998D+22.62004R+38.12010R+42.32020R+41.12026

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