Georgia State House District 178

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

Barry DunhamDemocratic

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

Steven MeeksRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win

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

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Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeMeeksNo published score for Dunham
Races: None listed; Won 4 of 4
Years since first win: Not available; 8

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Candidates on the ballot

Barry DunhamDemocratic
Steven MeeksIncumbentRepublican

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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 178, 1992 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteven MeeksWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,660100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteven MeeksWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,227100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteven MeeksWon(incumbent)	Republican	21,993100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,396
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteven MeeksWon	Republican	16,45189.4%	89.4%
DemocraticGreg Odriscoll	Democratic	1,94510.6%	10.6%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChad NimmerWon(incumbent)	Republican	17,354100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn Chadwick NimmerWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,786100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn Chadwick NimmerWon	Republican	15,897100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMark WilliamsWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,681100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMark WilliamsWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,312100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMark WilliamsWon	Republican	8,309100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,367
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2004 to 2011)

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHinson MosleyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,29450.7%	50.7%
RepublicanKay Godwin	Republican	8,07349.3%	49.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,284
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEllis Ellis BlackWon	Democratic	6,07759.1%	59.1%
RepublicanBill McCoy	Republican	4,20740.9%	40.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,048
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry L. ReavesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,71358.6%	58.6%
RepublicanTommy Willis	Republican	3,33541.4%	41.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,660
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry L. ReavesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,23764.6%	64.6%
RepublicanHorace J. Stephenson	Republican	3,42335.4%	35.4%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry L. ReavesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,026100.0%	100.0%

Georgia House of Representatives District 178, 1992 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHenry L. ReavesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,340100.0%	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.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ga/sldl:178

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