Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Georgia House District 147
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Renita Duncan flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 4.8 points over Bethany Ballard.
Runoff if no majority
Renita DuncanDemocrat · winner
52.4%12,094
Bethany BallardRepublican · incumbent
47.6%10,995
23,089 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Renita DuncanBethany Ballard
$23.6K
Raised by the campaign
$155.3K
$11.4K
Spent by the campaign
$187.4K
$10.4K
Cash on hand
$43.8K
Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 20, 2026.
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Renita Duncan
- 20%
- Bethany Ballard
- 80%
- Projected margin
- R+6.2