Georgia's twenty-eighth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Chris Erwin.

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

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.

2019

A special election for Georgia House of Representatives District 28 was called for April 9, 2019.

The April 9 special election was the third election between Dan Gasaway (R) and Chris Erwin (R). The regularly scheduled primary on May 22, 2018, was deemed inconclusive due to ballot errors, so a new primary took place on December 4, 2018. The results of the December 2018 special election were also deemed inconclusive, so a judge ruled that a new election should be held.

2018

Special election

A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 28 was called for December 4, 2018. The election was called after the Georgia House of Representatives District 28 primary on May 22, 2018, was deemed inconclusive due to ballot errors.

Chris Erwin and incumbent Dan Gasaway ran in the special Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 28 on December 4, 2018. Erwin received two votes more than Gasaway. A recount was held on December 18, 2018, and Erwin was declared the winner. On December 19, 2018, Gasaway challenged the results, stating 21 votes were cast illegally. Erwin was sworn in on January 14, 2019.

On February 1, 2019, Superior Court Judge David Sweat ruled that four votes were cast incorrectly—enough votes to call the election results into question. Sweat called for a new election, which was scheduled for April 9, 2019.

Regular election

General election

Elections for the office of Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2018. An open primary took place on May 22, 2018, and a primary runoff election took place on July 24, 2018. Chris Erwin and incumbent Dan Gasaway ran in the primary election, but the election was deemed inconclusive due to ballot errors. A new primary took place on December 4, 2018.

Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

Republican primary election

Chris Erwin and incumbent Dan Gasaway ran in the Georgia House of Representatives District 28 Republican primary election. The election was deemed inconclusive due to ballot errors, which resulted in a new primary being scheduled for December 4, 2018.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2018

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 Dan Gasaway ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 28 general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016

Incumbent Dan Gasaway ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 28 Republican primary.

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 Robert D. "Dan" Gasaway defeated Stacy W. Hall in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2014

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. Dan Gasaway (R) was unopposed in the general election. He defeated Jon Heffer, Bill Grant, Ken Payne and Keith Segars in the Republican primary and subsequent runoff.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 28, General Election, 2012

Georgia House of Representatives District 28 Republican Primary, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for Georgia House of Representatives District 28 raised a total of $571,524. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $33,619 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia House of Representatives District 28