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Georgia House District 161

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

David Dillie flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 3.7 points over Bill Hitchens.

Runoff if no majority

David DillieDemocrat · winner
51.8%11,485
Bill HitchensRepublican · incumbent
48.2%10,667
22,152 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+15.62024 Pres.D+3.72026 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.

David DillieBill Hitchens
$16.2K
Raised by the campaign
$69.6K
$13.4K
Spent by the campaign
$31.2K
$221
Cash on hand
$83.2K

Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 9, 2026; Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 19, 2026.

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 9, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

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

David Dillie
2%
Bill Hitchens
98%
Projected margin
R+18.6
How the forecast works →

The candidates

David Dillie (D)Bill Hitchens (R)
Incumbent, Georgia House of Representatives, first elected 2012