Georgia State House District 171

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

Joe CampbellRepublican · Incumbent6 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Joe Campbell (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
Earlier results: Joe Campbell (Republican) was unopposed, 2022, older linesJoe Campbell (Republican) was unopposed, 2020, older linesAll 16 elections

Past results

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe CampbellWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,633100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe CampbellWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,238100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe CampbellWon	Republican	17,096100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJay PowellWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,765100.0%	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.

All elections (16 for this seat)

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe CampbellWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,633100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe CampbellWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,238100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe CampbellWon	Republican	17,096100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJay PowellWon(incumbent)	Republican	13,765100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJay PowellWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,662100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAlfred J. Powell Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	9,053100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,082
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJay PowellWon(incumbent)	Republican	10,69559.1%	59.1%
DemocraticJewell D. Howard	Democratic	7,38740.9%	40.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,512
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2011)

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJay PowellWon(incumbent)	Republican	6,36160.5%	60.5%
DemocraticJames R. Timmons	Democratic	4,15139.5%	39.5%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJay PowellWon	Republican	11,114100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,902
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2011)

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanA. Richard RoyalWon(incumbent)	Republican	5,68763.9%	63.9%
DemocraticCorey Wimberly	Democratic	3,21536.1%	36.1%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticA. Richard RoyalWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,582100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,380
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHinson MosleyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,70156.1%	56.1%
RepublicanHarry Thompson	Republican	3,67943.9%	43.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,050
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHinson MosleyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,14968.6%	68.6%
RepublicanSandra Harrington	Republican	1,90131.4%	31.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,506
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHinson MosleyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,56174.1%	74.1%
RepublicanMary Drawdy Diaz	Republican	1,94525.9%	25.9%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHinson MosleyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,167100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 171, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHinson MosleyWon	Democratic	7,151100.0%	100.0%

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

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This list may not include every candidate. See the official list at the Georgia Secretary of State, Elections Division

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

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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.

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