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