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2008Final results

2008 election for Georgia House District 142

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Mack Jackson (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating James L. Veal (R) by 12.1 points.

Mack JacksonDemocrat · winner
56.0%9,896
James L. VealRepublican
44.0%7,766
17,662 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+34.82002D+43.92004D+34.62006D+12.12008D+21.12024D+31.02026

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