There are 47,577 registered voters in HD-161. Bill Hitchens (R) is running as the incumbent.
In the 2022 primary, 36.0% of party-specific voters pulled a Democratic ballot and 64.0% pulled a Republican ballot.
In the 2020 primary, 49.2% of party-specific voters pulled a Democratic ballot and 50.8% pulled a Republican ballot.
In the 2018 primary, 47.8% of party-specific voters pulled a Democratic ballot and 52.2% pulled a Republican ballot.
Georgia HD-161 Voting
1,059 people have voted so far in the 2024 primary election, representing 2.2% of registered voters.
The breakdown is 150 mail votes, and 909 early, in-person votes.
1,133 people have requested a ballot for the 2024 primary election.
397 (35.0%) people have applied for Democratic ballots in the 2024 primary. 708 (62.5%) people have applied for Republican ballots in the 2024 primary. 28 (2.5%) people have applied for Non-Partisan ballots in the 2024 primary.
By Race
Race
Applications
App %
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
756
282
8
6
81
66.7%
24.9%
0.7%
0.5%
7.1%
By Gender
Gender
Applications
App %
Female
Male
Unknown
624
505
4
55.1%
44.6%
0.4%
By Age
Age
Applications
App %
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
31
49
82
309
659
3
2.7%
4.3%
7.2%
27.3%
58.2%
0.3%
Early Voters
665 (58.7%) of 2024 primary election applicants voted early in the 2022 primary election
Day Of Voters
215 (19.0%) of 2024 primary election applicants voted on election day in the 2022 primary election
Non-Voters
253 (22.3%) of 2024 primary election applicants did not vote in the 2022 primary election