(The Center Square) – Republicans have majority in the Georgia House of Representatives 102-78.
And with all 180 House seats up for grabs, politicos sharing knowledge with The Center Square forecast Republicans having no trouble maintaining the advantage with more than 90 seats.
“In this year’s House elections, Republicans hope to win at least 100 seats, while Democrats hope to get at least 81 seats which would reduce the GOP to its smallest majority since they took control of the House in the 2004 election,” Dr. Charles S. Bullock III, a professor of political science at the University of Georgia, told The Center Square.
Republicans first took power in Georgia’s Senate in 2002, the same year they took the governor’s seat. Since 2004, when Republicans also took the state House, there has been a Republican trifecta in Georgia’s state government.
Since 2014 when they hit the lowest number of Representatives at only 59, Democrats have slowly been closing the gap.
Voters in only 90 of the 180 districts will even have a choice between a Democrat or a Republican.