Result

Democrat Kim Thomas Smith won the Georgia State House District 117 seat in the Nov. 3 general election without opposition. The seat was open in the general election because incumbent Rep. Mary Ann Santos (D-GA) lost to Smith in the June 16 Democratic primary runoff. ​

According to Georgia's unofficial election returns updated Nov. 10, Smith received 22,818 votes, or 100% of the votes cast for the office, with all reporting localities accounted for. The result remains subject to official certification.

Candidates and platforms

Smith's campaign website lists three priorities. He supports increased state funding for affordable housing through Georgia's Housing Trust Fund, tax incentives for developers who build affordable housing for seniors and working families, and stronger tenant protections covering habitability, safety standards, and transparency.

Santos, the outgoing incumbent, lost to Smith in the June 16 Democratic primary runoff. Smith received 3,830 votes, or 87.8%, compared with Santos' 531 votes, or 12.2%. Santos' campaign website identifies education, public safety, health, infrastructure, and the economy as priorities, although the available material does not outline specific proposals in those areas.

Smith and Santos advanced to the runoff after finishing first and second in the May 19 Democratic primary. Smith received 2,814 votes, or 29.9%, while Santos received 2,490 votes, or 26.5%. The other candidates were Tiffany N. Walker, who received 1,650 votes; Vincent Williams, who received 1,417 votes; and Tony Brown, who received 1,029 votes. No Republican candidate appeared in the general election.

District and chamber

District 117 is a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives. Santos, a Democrat, represented the district before the election. Smith's victory keeps the seat under Democratic control after he defeated the incumbent in the party's primary runoff and ran unopposed in November.

Georgia's unofficial general election returns show Smith receiving 22,818 votes, representing 100% of votes cast for the office. Although he faced no general election opponent, his decisive primary runoff victory over Santos established his support among participating Democratic primary voters.

Across called state House races nationwide, the supplied election record lists 1,978 Democratic winners, 1,712 Republican winners and eight winners under other party codes. Those figures total 3,698 races, with Democrats accounting for approximately 53.5% and Republicans for 46.3%. The aggregation has not been independently verified and should not be interpreted as the partisan composition of Georgia's 180-member House.

The record lists general election certification as upcoming. Georgia's unofficial results have been reported, but the outcome remains subject to the state's certification process.

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