Georgia held its general election on November 5, 2024, deciding 236 legislative seats. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Under the maps a court ordered redrawn in 2023, the Senate came back exactly 33-23 with every incumbent who ran reelected (the closest, Sen. Shawn Still (R), a defendant in the Fulton County election case, kept SD-48 with about 54 percent), and House Democrats gained a net two seats, 102-78 to 100-80, in a chamber where half the races had a single candidate.
- The House's net change came down to a handful of races:
- Floyd Griffin (D), a former state senator, unseated Rep. Ken Vance (R) in Milledgeville's HD-149 by eight points.
- Sandy Donatucci (R) beat Rep. Farooq Mughal (D) in Dacula's HD-105 by about a quarter of a point.
- Bryce Berry (D) took back Atlanta's HD-56 by 68 points from Rep. Mesha Mainor (R), who was elected as a Democrat in 2022 and switched to the Republicans in 2023.
- Tangie Herring (D) won the newly drawn Macon-area HD-145 by about a point, and Rep. Mack Jackson (D) held HD-128 (Sandersville) by two tenths of a point, the closest race in the state.
- Republicans held their two closest suburban seats, Rep. Matt Reeves (R) in Duluth's HD-99 by about two points and Rep. Deborah Silcox (R) in Sandy Springs' HD-53 by four.
- Rep. Noel Williams Jr. of Cordele, reelected without opposition in HD-148, left the Republican caucus to sit as an independent. Both Democratic floor leaders retired; Senate Democrats chose Harold Jones II of Augusta to succeed Gloria Butler. Because the 2023 remap renumbered dozens of districts, seat-by-seat flip counts overstate the change; the Gold Dome Report, a law-firm legislative newsletter, counted two incumbents defeated and a net Democratic gain of two; our count adds Mainor. Across the 236 legislative races, 3 incumbents were defeated and 123 seats drew a single candidate.
- All three tax questions passed: Amendment 1 caps annual homestead assessment increases at inflation unless a local government opted out by March 2025, Amendment 2 creates a Georgia Tax Court in the judicial branch, and Referendum A raises the personal property tax exemption from $7,500 to $20,000.
Legislature
- House (180 seats): 79 D, 101 R before the election, 81 D, 99 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (56 seats): 23 D, 33 R before the election, 22 D, 33 R, 1 other or vacant after; control stayed with Republicans.
Legislative races
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1 | Provide for a local option homestead property tax exemption and allow a county, municipality, or school system to opt out of the exemption. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Georgia 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 63.0% voting yes. | Passed (63% yes) |
| Amendment 2 | Create the Georgia Tax Court with statewide jurisdiction as provided by law. This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the Georgia 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 52.0% voting yes. | Passed (52% yes) |
| Referendum A | Increase the personal property tax exemption from $7,500 to $20,000. This legislative referendum was placed on the Georgia 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 64.0% voting yes. | Passed (64% yes) |