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Georgia, House of Representatives, District 24

Georgia House of Representatives District 24
Current incumbentSheri Smallwood Gilligan Republican Party

Georgia's twenty-fourth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Sheri Smallwood Gilligan.

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 24

Incumbent Sheri Smallwood Gilligan (R) won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 24 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Sheri Smallwood Gilligan (R)
100
23,646

Total votes: 23,646
Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 24

Incumbent Sheri Smallwood Gilligan defeated Joanna Cloud in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 24 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Sheri Smallwood Gilligan (R)
60.7
4,045

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Joanna Cloud (R)
39.3
2,620

Total votes: 6,665

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 Sheri Gilligan ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 24 general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 24 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sheri Gilligan Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 25,996
Total Votes 25,996
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


Incumbent Sheri Gilligan ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 24 Republican primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sheri Gilligan Incumbent (unopposed)

2015

Sheri Smallwood Gilligan (R), Will Kremer (R), Ethan Underwood (R) and David Van Sant (R) faced off in a special election on June 16. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Smallwood Gilligan and Van Sant, met in a runoff election on July 14, which Smallwood Gilligan won.

The seat was vacant following Mark Hamilton's (R) resignation on May 11, 2015.

A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 24 was called for June 16. A runoff election took place on July 14. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 20.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 24, Runoff election, 2015

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSheri Smallwood Gilligan 75.1% 2,858
Republican David Van Sant 24.9% 947
Total Votes 3,805

Georgia House of Representatives, District 24, Special Election, 2015

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSheri Smallwood Gilligan (advanced to runoff) 50% 1,785
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Van Sant (advanced to runoff) 24.6% 878
Republican Ethan Underwood 20.7% 739
Republican Will Kremer 4.8% 171
Total Votes 3,573

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 Mark D. Hamilton defeated Sheri D. Gilligan in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 24 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hamilton Incumbent 58.8% 3,750
Sheri D. Gilligan 41.2% 2,626
Total Votes 6,376

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 Mark Hamilton (R) was unopposed in both the general election and Republican primary.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 24, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hamilton Incumbent 100% 21,466
Total Votes 21,466

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for Georgia House of Representatives District 24 raised a total of $754,954. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $62,913 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Georgia House of Representatives District 24

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $4,302 1 $4,302
2014 $229,111 2 $114,556
2012 $100,140 1 $100,140
2010 $94,947 3 $31,649
2008 $51,150 1 $51,150
2006 $109,533 2 $54,767
2004 $165,771 2 $82,886
Total $754,954 12 $62,913