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Georgia, House of Representatives, District 89

Georgia House of Representatives District 89
Current incumbentBee Nguyen Democratic Party

Georgia's eighty-ninth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Bee Nguyen.

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 89

Incumbent Bee Nguyen (D) won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 89 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bee Nguyen (D)
100
27,810

Total votes: 27,810
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 89

Incumbent Bee Nguyen advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 89 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bee Nguyen (D)
100
8,593

Total votes: 8,593
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

2017

A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 89 was called for November 7, 2017. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, a special runoff election between the top-two candidates was held on December 5, 2017. It featured Democrats Bee Nguyen and Sachin Varghese. Nguyen won the runoff election with 52 percent of the vote.

The candidate filing deadline was September 15. The candidates who successfully qualified and ran in the November 7 election were Democrats Bee Nguyen, David Abbott, Monique Keane, and Sachin Varghese.

The seat became vacant following Stacey Abrams' (D) resignation in August 2017 to focus on her run for governor.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 89, Runoff Election, 2017

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBee Nguyen 52.4% 4,586
Democratic Sachin Varghese 47.6% 4,159
Total Votes 8,745
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


Georgia House of Representatives, District 89, Special Election, 2017

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBee Nguyen (advanced to runoff) 39.7% 4,255
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSachin Varghese (advanced to runoff) 34% 3,639
Democratic Monique Keane 17.4% 1,865
Democratic David Abbott 8.9% 954
Total Votes 10,713
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

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 Stacey Abrams ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 89 general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 89 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stacey Abrams Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 26,039
Total Votes 26,039
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Stacey Abrams ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 89 Democratic primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 89 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Stacey Abrams Incumbent (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 Stacey Y. Abrams 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. Incumbent Stacey Abrams (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 88, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngStacey Abrams Incumbent 100% 23,292
Total Votes 23,292

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for Georgia House of Representatives District 89 raised a total of $1,194,826. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $132,758 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia House of Representatives District 89

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $432,719 1 $432,719
2014 $307,687 1 $307,687
2012 $324,669 1 $324,669
2010 $65,921 2 $32,961
2008 $28,210 2 $14,105
2006 $14,470 1 $14,470
2004 $21,150 1 $21,150
Total $1,194,826 9 $132,758