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2016Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2016 election for Georgia House District 138

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Bill McGowan (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Mike Cheokas (R) by 1.6 points.

Bill McGowanDemocrat · winner
50.8%7,917
Mike CheokasRepublican · incumbent
49.2%7,661
15,578 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenR+1.32012R+4.72014D+1.62016R+3.62018R+7.72020R+35.22026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET