Emory West Dunahoo Jr.
Emory West Dunahoo Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 31. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Dunahoo (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 31. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Emory West Dunahoo Jr. was born in Hall County, Georgia, and lives in Gillsville, Georgia.[1][2] Dunahoo's career experience includes working in poultry sales and logistics. He has served as a men's outdoor ministry leader.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Dunahoo was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- Banks and Banking Committee
- Game, Fish, and Parks Committee, Vice Chair
- Human Relations and Aging Committee
- State Properties Committee, Vice Chair
2023-2024
Dunahoo was assigned to the following committees:
- Banks and Banking Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- Game, Fish, and Parks Committee, Vice Chair
- Human Relations and Aging Committee
- Information and Audits Committee
- House Interstate Cooperation Committee
- Special Rules Committee
- State Properties Committee
2021-2022
Dunahoo was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- Banks and Banking Committee
- Game, Fish, and Parks Committee
- Human Relations and Aging Committee
- Information and Audits Committee, Vice chair
- House Interstate Cooperation Committee
- Special Rules Committee, Secretary
- State Properties Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Dunahoo was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- Banks and Banking Committee
- Game, Fish, and Parks Committee
- Information and Audits Committee, Vice Chairman
- House Interstate Cooperation Committee
- State Properties Committee, Vice Chairman
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
| • Banks and Banking |
| • Game, Fish, and Parks |
| • Information and Audits, Vice chair |
| • State Properties, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dunahoo served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
| • Banks and Banking |
| • Game, Fish, and Parks |
| • Information and Audits |
| • State Properties, Vice chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dunahoo served on the following committees:
| Georgia committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • State Properties, Vice Chair |
| • Banks and Banking |
| • Game, Fish, and Parks |
| • Information and Audits |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 31 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. (R) | 100.0 | 30,344 |
| Total votes: 30,344 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 31 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. | 100.0 | 6,154 |
| Total votes: 6,154 | |||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Dunahoo signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 31 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. (R) | 100.0 | 20,258 |
| Total votes: 20,258 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. defeated Don Clerici in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 31 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. | 53.0 | 4,931 |
| Don Clerici | 47.0 | 4,373 | ||
| Total votes: 9,304 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. defeated Leigh Miller in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. (R) | 70.0 | 18,717 |
 | Leigh Miller (D) | 30.0 | 8,003 | |
| Total votes: 26,720 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Leigh Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leigh Miller | 100.0 | 2,413 |
| Total votes: 2,413 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. | 100.0 | 7,425 |
| Total votes: 7,425 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. defeated Alana Watkins in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. (R) | 72.8 | 14,358 |
 | Alana Watkins (D) | 27.2 | 5,358 | |
| Total votes: 19,716 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Alana Watkins defeated Patrick Anderson in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alana Watkins | 64.9 | 631 |
 | Patrick Anderson | 35.1 | 342 | |
| Total votes: 973 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30
Incumbent Emory West Dunahoo Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 30 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emory West Dunahoo Jr. | 100.0 | 3,592 |
| Total votes: 3,592 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Incumbent Emory Dunahoo defeated Michelle Jones in the Georgia House of Representatives District 30 general election.[3][4]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Emory Dunahoo Incumbent |
74.03% | 15,115 | |
| Democratic | Michelle Jones | 25.97% | 5,302 | |
| Total Votes | 20,417 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Michelle Jones ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 30 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Michelle Jones (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Emory Dunahoo ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 30 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Emory Dunahoo Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Emory W. Dunahoo, Jr. was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Dunahoo ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 30. Dunahoo ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[10] Dunahoo ran unopposed in the general election.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Emory Dunahoo Incumbent |
100% | 15,337 | |
| Total Votes | 15,337 | |||
2011
On November 8, Dunahoo faced fellow Republicans Bobby Banks, Dominic Ottaviano, Todd Reed, William Sykes, and Kris Yardley as well as Democrat Paul Godfrey. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, the top two vote getters--Banks and Dunahoo--proceeded to a runoff election on December 6 where Banks was defeated.[12][13][14]
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2025.
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- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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- ACLU of Georgia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights issues.
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2019.
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- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2018.
- Georgia Center for Opportunity — Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education.
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Georgia Faith and Freedom Coalition — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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- Georgia Center for Opportunity — Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education.
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- Georgia Environment — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
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- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2016.
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- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2013.
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 31 |
Officeholder Georgia House of Representatives District 31 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia House of Representatives, "Representative Emory West Dunahoo Jr.", accessed March 10, 2020
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "Representative Emory Dunahoo," accessed April 11, 2023
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "List of Candidates, District 25," October 19, 2011
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, District 25, Unofficial Results, November 8, 2011
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results--District 25," accessed December 7, 2011
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 31 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 30 2011-2023 |
Succeeded by Derrick McCollum (R) |
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