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2008Final results

2008 election for Georgia House District 71

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Billy Horne (R) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Jason G. Smith (D) by 54.2 points.

Billy HorneRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.1%20,155
22.9%5,994
26,149 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+24.41982D+86.52000R+54.22008R+49.22016R+48.92018R+45.52020

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