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Georgia House District 139

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Carmen Rice won re-election by 11.5 points over Elliot Valdez.

Runoff if no majority

Carmen RiceRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%12,725
Elliot ValdezDemocrat
44.2%10,091
22,816 votes

Source: Georgia Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

The seat's recent races

EvenR+28.22024 HouseR+19.72024 Pres.R+11.52026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Elliot ValdezCarmen Rice
$10.7K
Raised by the campaign
$110.3K
$10.2K
Spent by the campaign
$66.3K
-$226
Cash on hand
$52K

Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 13, 2026; Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 7, 2026.

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 13, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Elliot Valdez
2%
Carmen Rice
98%
Projected margin
R+16.4
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Carmen Rice (R)
Incumbent, Georgia House of Representatives, first elected 2024Elliot Valdez (D)