2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia House District 47
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Chuck Martin (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Tony Patel (D) by 33.9 points.
Chuck MartinRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%13,206
Tony PatelDemocrat
33.1%6,523
19,729 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