There are 46,465 registered voters in HD-179. Rick Townsend (R) is running as the incumbent.
In the 2022 primary, 25.2% of party-specific voters pulled a Democratic ballot and 74.8% pulled a Republican ballot.
In the 2020 primary, 41.0% of party-specific voters pulled a Democratic ballot and 59.0% pulled a Republican ballot.
In the 2018 primary, 30.5% of party-specific voters pulled a Democratic ballot and 69.5% pulled a Republican ballot.
Georgia HD-179 Voting
3,845 people have voted so far in the 2024 primary election, representing 8.3% of registered voters.
The breakdown is 348 mail votes, and 3,497 early, in-person votes.
4,023 people have requested a ballot for the 2024 primary election.
866 (22.5%) people have voted with Democratic ballots in the 2024 primary. 2,915 (75.8%) people have voted with Republican ballots in the 2024 primary. 64 (1.7%) people have voted with Non-Partisan ballots in the 2024 primary.
By Race
Race
Votes
Vote %
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
3,077
462
16
14
276
80.0%
12.0%
0.4%
0.4%
7.2%
By Gender
Gender
Votes
Vote %
Female
Male
Unknown
2,116
1,719
10
55.0%
44.7%
0.3%
By Age
Age
Votes
Vote %
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
66
76
150
674
2,873
6
1.7%
2.0%
3.9%
17.5%
74.7%
0.2%
Early Voters
2,688 (69.9%) of 2024 primary election early voters voted early in the 2022 primary election
Day Of Voters
568 (14.8%) of 2024 primary election early voters voted on election day in the 2022 primary election
Non-Voters
589 (15.3%) of 2024 primary election early voters did not vote in the 2022 primary election