2026CalledUnofficial results

2026 election for Georgia House District 173

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Darlene Taylor (R) won re-election with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Adam Chitwood (D) by 15.8 points.

Runoff if no majority

Darlene TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%11,817
42.1%8,588
20,405 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026

The seat's recent races

EvenR+30.92024R+21.42024 Pres.R+15.82026

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

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Adam ChitwoodDarlene Taylor
$16.9K
Raised by the campaign
$45.7K
$13.7K
Spent by the campaign
$45K
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$65.2K

Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 20, 2026; Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 9, 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.

Adam Chitwood
3%
Darlene Taylor
97%
Projected margin
R+15.0
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