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2008Final results

2008 election for Georgia House District 179

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Jerry Keen (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Leroy E. Dumas (D) by 19.3 points.

Jerry KeenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%10,907
40.4%7,380
18,287 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+8.71998R+35.62006R+19.32008R+22.82010R+15.52018R+13.92020

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