2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2006 election for Georgia House District 144
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Jimmy H. Pruett Jr. (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Dee Jarrell Yearty (D) by 19.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jimmy H. Pruett Jr.Republican · winner
59.5%6,697
Dee Jarrell YeartyDemocrat
40.5%4,558
11,255 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET