There are 45,635 registered voters in HD-179. Rick Townsend (R) is running as the incumbent.
Georgia HD-179 Voting
6,239 people have voted so far in the 2026 primary election, representing 13.7% of registered voters.
The breakdown is 274 mail votes, and 5,965 early, in-person votes.
6,291 people have requested a ballot for the 2026 primary election.
2,516 (40.0%) people have applied for Democratic ballots in the 2026 primary. 3,727 (59.2%) people have applied for Republican ballots in the 2026 primary. 49 (0.8%) people have applied for Non-Partisan ballots in the 2026 primary.
By Race
Race
Applications
App %
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
4,781
1,078
44
32
326
76.0%
17.1%
0.7%
0.5%
5.2%
By Gender
Gender
Applications
App %
Female
Male
Unknown
3,521
2,760
10
56.0%
43.9%
0.2%
By Age
Age
Applications
App %
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
154
201
342
1,178
4,414
2
2.4%
3.2%
5.4%
18.7%
70.2%
0.0%
Early Voters
3,489 (55.5%) of 2026 primary election applicants voted early in the 2022 primary election
Day Of Voters
1,254 (19.9%) of 2026 primary election applicants voted on election day in the 2022 primary election
Non-Voters
1,549 (24.6%) of 2026 primary election applicants did not vote in the 2022 primary election