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
3,035 people have voted so far in the 2024 primary election, representing 6.5% of registered voters.
The breakdown is 298 mail votes, and 2,737 early, in-person votes.
3,260 people have requested a ballot for the 2024 primary election.
681 (22.4%) people have voted with Democratic ballots in the 2024 primary. 2,301 (75.8%) people have voted with Republican ballots in the 2024 primary. 53 (1.7%) people have voted with Non-Partisan ballots in the 2024 primary.
By Race
Race
Votes
Vote %
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
2,446
346
10
10
223
80.6%
11.4%
0.3%
0.3%
7.3%
By Gender
Gender
Votes
Vote %
Female
Male
Unknown
1,667
1,360
8
54.9%
44.8%
0.3%
By Age
Age
Votes
Vote %
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
48
50
99
512
2,321
5
1.6%
1.6%
3.3%
16.9%
76.5%
0.2%
Early Voters
2,210 (72.8%) of 2024 primary election early voters voted early in the 2022 primary election
Day Of Voters
380 (12.5%) of 2024 primary election early voters voted on election day in the 2022 primary election
Non-Voters
445 (14.7%) of 2024 primary election early voters did not vote in the 2022 primary election