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Georgia House District 81

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Mishael White flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 7.6 points over Noelle Kahaian.

Runoff if no majority

Mishael WhiteDemocrat · winner
53.8%14,773
Noelle KahaianRepublican · incumbent
46.2%12,689
27,462 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+14.02024 HouseR+12.12024 Pres.D+7.62026 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.

Mishael WhiteNoelle Kahaian
$267.9K
Raised by the campaign
$92.9K
$133.8K
Spent by the campaign
$77.9K
$33.6K
Cash on hand
$52.4K

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.

Mishael White
7%
Noelle Kahaian
93%
Projected margin
R+11.1
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