2026CalledUnofficial results

2026 election for Georgia House District 176

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

James Burchett (R) won re-election with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Marcus Ryan (D) by 41.1 points.

Runoff if no majority

James BurchettRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.6%11,617
Marcus RyanDemocrat
29.4%4,849
16,466 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+43.62024 Pres.R+41.12026

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

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Marcus RyanJames Burchett
$1.7K
Raised by the campaign
$197.2K
$2.2K
Spent by the campaign
$207.2K
-$606
Cash on hand
$460.9K

Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 19, 2026; Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 15, 2026.

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 15, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

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

Marcus Ryan
<1%
James Burchett
>99%
Projected margin
R+38.0
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