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Georgia › Georgia House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Georgia House District 37
Mary Frances Williams has no major-party opponent.
Mary Frances Williams has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Mary Frances Williams
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+19: 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
- 60,399
- People per km²
- 1,028
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 46%
- White, no degree
- 22%of adults
- White 46%
- Hispanic 20%
- Black 23%
- Asian 5%
- Other / multiracial 7%
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
26,473 votes · D+11.4✓ Mary Frances Williams (D)55.7%
Shea Taylor (R)44.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
27,044 two-party votes · D+18.3 · D+19.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)59.2%
Donald Trump (R)40.8%
2022 Earlier district lines
20,599 votes · D+14.8✓ Mary Frances Williams (D)57.4%
Marites Redding (R)42.6%
2020 Earlier district lines
29,549 votes · D+7.9✓ Mary Frances Williams (D)54.0%
Rose Wing (R)46.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
26,574 two-party votes · D+20.9 · D+16.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)60.4%
Donald Trump (R)39.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
21,286 two-party votes · D+11.1 · D+8.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)55.5%
Donald Trump (R)44.5%
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Neighboring districts
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