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2010Final results

2010 election for Georgia House District 159

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ann R. Purcell (R) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Tawana T. Garrett (D) by 43.9 points.

Ann R. PurcellRepublican · winner
71.9%14,047
28.1%5,483
19,530 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+43.81998R+43.92010

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