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Georgia, House of Representatives, District 177

Georgia House of Representatives District 177
Current incumbentDexter Sharper Democratic Party

Georgia's one hundred and seventy-seventh state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Dexter Sharper.

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 177

Incumbent Dexter Sharper (D) won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 177 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dexter Sharper (D)
100
10,889

Total votes: 10,889
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 177

Incumbent Dexter Sharper advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 177 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dexter Sharper (D)
100
1,603

Total votes: 1,603
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Dexter Sharper defeated Deidra White in the Georgia House of Representatives District 177 general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 177 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dexter Sharper Incumbent 64.38% 9,226
Republican Deidra White 35.62% 5,104
Total Votes 14,330
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Dexter Sharper defeated Adrian Rivers in the Georgia House of Representatives District 177 Democratic primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 177 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dexter Sharper Incumbent 73.55% 1,446
Democratic Adrian Rivers 26.45% 520
Total Votes 1,966

Deidra White ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 177 Republican primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 177 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Deidra White (unopposed)

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 Dexter L. Sharper was unopposed in the Democratic 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. Dexter Sharper (D) defeated Glenn Gregory (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 177, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDexter Sharper 67.3% 10,998
Republican Glenn Gregory 32.7% 5,338
Total Votes 16,336

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for Georgia House of Representatives District 177 raised a total of $533,423. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $29,635 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia House of Representatives District 177

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $89,489 3 $29,830
2014 $4,750 1 $4,750
2012 $9,669 2 $4,835
2010 $53,208 2 $26,604
2008 $128,493 3 $42,831
2006 $111,093 3 $37,031
2004 $136,721 4 $34,180
Total $533,423 18 $29,635