Result
Rep. John Carson (R-Marietta) held Georgia House District 46 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, defeating Democrat Dumont Walkerwith 51.7% of the vote. Unofficial results show Carson with 16,022 votes to Walker’s 14,976, or 48.3%.
That was down from the 58.9% he won in 2024), 59.8% in 2022 and 61.5% in 2020. Both candidates were unopposed in their May 19 primaries. His new term begins when the General Assembly convenes Monday, Jan. 11, 2027.
Candidates and Platforms
Carson, an Atlanta native, former SunTrust Bank executive and managing partner at Armagh Capital, has served in the House since winning an October 2011 special election runoff. He chairs the House Retirement Committee and this year carried the state’s annual update to the federal tax code, House Bill 1199. He was also among the sponsors of House Bill 328, which raised the cap on tax credits for donations to private school scholarship groups to $150 million. He also sponsored House Bill 1379, which requires public schools and colleges to disclose foreign funding of $10,000 or more. His campaign calls for making Georgia the top state for business and eliminating the corporate income tax.
Walker, a first-time candidate originally from Lovingston, Virginia, is a senior digital communications specialist at Catholic Charities USA. He campaigned on affordability, public education, health care and fundamental freedoms, and his campaign said he supports expanding Medicaid and raising the minimum wage.
District and Chamber
District 46 covers parts of northeast Cobb County and southeast Cherokee County. Statewide, Democrats won at least 91 of the Georgia House’s 180 seats, clinching their first majority in the chamber since 2004, according to the Associated Press.
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