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Georgia › Georgia House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Georgia House District 153
David Sampson has no major-party opponent.
David Sampson has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
David Sampson
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+39: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 57,830
- People per km²
- 324
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 24%
- White, no degree
- 18%of adults
- White 24%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 69%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 3%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
20,889 votes · D+34.2✓ David Sampson (D)67.1%
Brenda Battle (R)32.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
19,930 two-party votes · D+40.3 · D+41.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)70.2%
Donald Trump (R)29.8%
2022 Earlier district lines
16,657 votes · D+30.2✓ David Sampson (D)65.1%
Tracy Taylor (R)34.9%
2020 Earlier district lines
15,462 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Camia Whitaker Hopson (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
22,744 two-party votes · D+36.8 · D+32.2 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)68.4%
Donald Trump (R)31.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
22,034 two-party votes · D+35.1 · D+32.9 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)67.5%
Donald Trump (R)32.5%