Georgia State House District 161

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

David DillieDemocratic

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Bill Hitchens (R) 100.0

Bill HitchensRepublican · Incumbent10 years since first win

Last election: Bill Hitchens (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeHitchensNo published score for Dillie
Races: None listed; Won 5 of 5
Years since first win: Not available; 10

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Candidates on the ballot

David DillieDemocratic
Bill HitchensIncumbentRepublican

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Source: sos.ga.gov (ZIP), dated Sep 1

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History (16 elections for this seat)

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill HitchensWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,751100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,377
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill HitchensWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,39360.8%	60.8%
DemocraticMargo Barbee	Democratic	7,98439.2%	39.2%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill HitchensWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,840100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 24,547
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill HitchensWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,57463.5%	63.5%
DemocraticAdam Bridges	Democratic	8,97336.5%	36.5%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill HitchensWon(incumbent)	Republican	20,835100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanW. W. HitchensWon(incumbent)	Republican	11,178100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill HitchensWon	Republican	17,172100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMickey StephensWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,834100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMickey StephensWon	Democratic	14,858100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLester JacksonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,136100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLester JacksonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,290100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWinfred DukesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,019100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWinfred DukesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,934100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,229
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWinfred DukesWon	Democratic	5,36365.2%	65.2%
IndependentHank Young	Independent	2,86634.8%	34.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,647
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn WhiteWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,18963.0%	63.0%
RepublicanBob Swanson	Republican	2,45837.0%	37.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 161, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn WhiteWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,687100.0%	100.0%

2024: Georgia Secretary of State ENR, 2024 November general (API JSON), retrieved Oct 28, 2026
1992 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