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Georgia House District 5

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Matt Barton won re-election by 48.3 points over Ramsus Jensen.

Runoff if no majority

Matt BartonRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.2%14,231
25.8%4,957
19,188 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+63.32024 Pres.R+48.32026 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.

Ramsus JensenMatt Barton
$21.9K
Raised by the campaign
$34.3K
$16K
Spent by the campaign
$37.6K
$685
Cash on hand
$39.6K

Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 20, 2026; Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 16, 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.

Ramsus Jensen
<1%
Matt Barton
>99%
Projected margin
R+49.0
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