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
3,909 people have voted so far in the 2024 primary election, representing 8.4% of registered voters.
The breakdown is 412 mail votes, and 3,497 early, in-person votes.
4,023 people have requested a ballot for the 2024 primary election.
973 (24.2%) people have applied for Democratic ballots in the 2024 primary. 2,979 (74.0%) people have applied for Republican ballots in the 2024 primary. 71 (1.8%) people have applied for Non-Partisan ballots in the 2024 primary.
By Race
Race
Applications
App %
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other
3,188
515
18
14
288
79.2%
12.8%
0.4%
0.3%
7.2%
By Gender
Gender
Applications
App %
Female
Male
Unknown
2,238
1,774
11
55.6%
44.1%
0.3%
By Age
Age
Applications
App %
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-64
65+
Unknown
74
86
155
696
3,005
7
1.8%
2.1%
3.9%
17.3%
74.7%
0.2%
Early Voters
2,760 (68.6%) of 2024 primary election applicants voted early in the 2022 primary election
Day Of Voters
581 (14.4%) of 2024 primary election applicants voted on election day in the 2022 primary election
Non-Voters
682 (17.0%) of 2024 primary election applicants did not vote in the 2022 primary election