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2008Final results

2008 election for Georgia House District 153

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Austin Scott (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating John Tibbetts (D) by 7.0 points.

Austin ScottRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.5%8,430
46.5%7,329
15,759 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

EvenR+9.52006R+7.02008R+23.62010D+30.92018D+30.22022D+34.22024

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