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Georgia, House of Representatives, District 155

Georgia House of Representatives District 155
Current incumbentClay Pirkle Republican Party

Georgia's one hundred and fifty-fifth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Clay Pirkle.

Georgia state representatives represent an average of 53,820 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 48,980 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Georgia House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Georgia legislators assume office the second Monday in January.

Qualifications

Paragraph 3 of Section 2 of Article 3 of the Georgia Constitution states, "At the time of their election, the members of the House of Representatives shall be citizens of the United States, shall be at least 21 years of age, shall have been citizens of this state for at least two years, and shall have been legal residents of the territory embraced within the district from which elected for at least one year."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$17,342/year$173/day, set by the Legislative Services Committee.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. The Governor must declare a special election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happened. The election must be held no less than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the Governor calls for the election. The counties representing the vacant district are responsible for conducting the election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Georgia House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for May 19, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for July 21, 2020. A runoff election is scheduled for December 1, 2020. The filing deadline is March 6, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 155

Incumbent Clay Pirkle (R) won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 155 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Clay Pirkle (R)
100
15,946

Total votes: 15,946
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 155

Incumbent Clay Pirkle advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 155 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Clay Pirkle (R)
100
3,461

Total votes: 3,461

2016

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Clay Pirkle ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 155 general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 155 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Clay Pirkle Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 16,499
Total Votes 16,499
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Clay Pirkle ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 155 Republican primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 155 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Clay Pirkle Incumbent (unopposed)

2015

A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 155 was called for July 14. A runoff election took place on August 11. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3.

The seat was vacant following Jay Roberts' (R) appointment to planning director of the state Department of Transportation.

Scott Lowell Downing (R), Horace Hudgins (R), Sherry Miley (R) and Clay Pirkle (R) faced off in a special election. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Hudgins and Pirkle, met in a runoff election, which Pirkle won.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 155, Special Election Runoff, 2015

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngClay Pirkle 58.9% 2,341
Republican Horace Hudgins 41.1% 1,636
Total Votes 3,977

Georgia House of Representatives, District 155, Special Election, 2015

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngClay Pirkle (advanced to runoff) 36.5% 1,386
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngHorace Hudgins (advanced to runoff) 31.7% 1,204
Republican Scott Lowell Downing 23.9% 910
Republican Sherry Miley 7.9% 301
Total Votes 3,801

2014

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent J.H. "Jay" Roberts was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

Elections for the office of Georgia House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on July 31, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 25, 2012. Incumbent Jay Roberts (R) was unopposed in both the general election and Republican Party.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 155, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJay Roberts Incumbent 100% 15,174
Total Votes 15,174

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for Georgia House of Representatives District 155 raised a total of $512,884. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $64,111 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia House of Representatives District 155

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $5,532 1 $5,532
2014 $120,240 1 $120,240
2012 $88,553 1 $88,553
2010 $14,609 1 $14,609
2008 $13,535 1 $13,535
2006 $-23,348 1 $-23,348
2004 $293,763 2 $146,882
Total $512,884 8 $64,111