2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia House District 147
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Buddy Harden (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Roy C. Gibbs (D) by 13.1 points.
Buddy HardenRepublican · winner
56.6%10,095
Roy C. GibbsDemocrat
43.4%7,752
17,847 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