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2012Final results

2012 election for Georgia House District 173

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Darlene Taylor (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Haley Shank (D) by 18.3 points.

Darlene TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.1%12,055
Haley ShankDemocrat
40.9%8,329
20,384 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+4.82000R+27.22004R+35.52010R+18.32012R+21.72014R+22.12016

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