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Georgia, House of Representatives, District 39

Georgia House of Representatives District 39
Current incumbentErica R. Thomas Democratic Party

Georgia's thirty-ninth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Erica R. Thomas.

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 39

Incumbent Erica Thomas (D) defeated James Morrow (R) in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Erica Thomas (D)
83.2
16,607

James Morrow (R)
16.8
3,345

Total votes: 19,952
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 39

Incumbent Erica Thomas defeated Shelia Edwards, Victoria Randle, and Tray Deadwyler in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 39 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Erica Thomas (D)
53.4
2,420

Shelia Edwards (D)
32.0
1,451

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Victoria Randle (D)
9.1
414

Tray Deadwyler (D)
5.5
248

Total votes: 4,533
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 39

James Morrow advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 39 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

James Morrow (R)
100
667

Total votes: 667

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 Erica Thomas ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 39 general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Erica Thomas Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 18,097
Total Votes 18,097
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Erica Thomas defeated Shelia Edwards and Wayne Hobdy in the Georgia House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Erica Thomas Incumbent 58.39% 1,256
Democratic Shelia Edwards 39.70% 854
Democratic Wayne Hobdy 1.91% 41
Total Votes 2,151


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. Erica R. Thomas defeated C.D. "Branson" Wright and Monica Delancy in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngErica R. Thomas 65.7% 1,623
Monica Delancy 28.6% 707
C.D. "Branson" Wright 5.7% 142
Total Votes 2,472

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 Alisha Thomas Morgan (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 39, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlisha T. Morgan Incumbent 100% 16,665
Total Votes 16,665

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for Georgia House of Representatives District 39 raised a total of $293,890. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $17,288 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia House of Representatives District 39

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $23,775 3 $7,925
2014 $11,471 3 $3,824
2012 $54,323 1 $54,323
2010 $53,731 2 $26,866
2008 $32,781 2 $16,391
2006 $14,108 1 $14,108
2004 $103,701 5 $20,740
Total $293,890 17 $17,288