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Georgia › Georgia House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Georgia House District 177
Elsie Napier has no major-party opponent.
Elsie Napier has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
Democratic
Elsie Napier
The district
Lean D+15: 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
- 61,327
- People per km²
- 459
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 27%
- White, no degree
- 23%of adults
- White 36%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 53%
- 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
18,354 votes · D+24.2✓ Dexter Sharper (D)62.1%
Clay Griner (R)37.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
12,755 two-party votes · D+11.2 · D+12.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)55.6%
Donald Trump (R)44.4%
2022 Earlier district lines
10,772 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dexter L Sharper (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
14,598 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Dexter L Sharper (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
14,637 two-party votes · D+27.7 · D+23.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)63.8%
Donald Trump (R)36.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
11,499 two-party votes · D+10.5 · D+8.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)55.3%
Donald Trump (R)44.7%