Georgia State House District 156

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Leesa Hagan Republican · Member list as of Oct 28If no one gets a majority, runoff Tue, Dec 1

Leesa HaganRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Leesa Hagan (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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Leesa HaganIncumbentRepublican

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History (21 elections for this seat)

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLeesa HaganWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,606100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,345
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLeesa HaganWon	Republican	13,76675.0%	75.0%
DemocraticLethia J. Kittrell	Democratic	4,57925.0%	25.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg MorrisWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,096100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg MorrisWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,430100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg MorrisWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,485100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg MorrisWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,202100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGreg MorrisWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,499100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanButch ParrishWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,060100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,892
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2011)

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanButch ParrishWon(incumbent)	Republican	11,45667.8%	67.8%
DemocraticJonathan McCollar	Democratic	5,43632.2%	32.2%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLarry ParrishWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,417100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLarry ParrishWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,820100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNewt HudsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,616100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNewt HudsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,856100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNewt HudsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,586100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNewt HudsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,205100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNewt HudsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,784100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,070
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWillou SmithWon(incumbent)	Republican	6,95069.0%	69.0%
DemocraticJ. Wray Avera II	Democratic	3,12031.0%	31.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWillou SmithWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,840100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,636
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanWillou SmithWon	Republican	5,73159.5%	59.5%
DemocraticJames D. Gould	Democratic	3,90540.5%	40.5%

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDean AutenWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,842100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,606
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Georgia House of Representatives District 156, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDean AutenWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,37057.5%	57.5%
DemocraticFred Stregles	Democratic	3,23642.5%	42.5%

2024: Georgia Secretary of State ENR, 2024 November general (API JSON), retrieved Oct 28, 2026
1982 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2024.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; Georgia Secretary of State ENR, 2024 November general (API JSON) (US state public record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), Georgia Secretary of State ENR, 2024 November generalData as of Oct 28, 2026