Houston Gaines
2023 - Present
2027
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Houston Gaines (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 120. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Gaines (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 10th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Houston Gaines lives in Athens, Georgia.[1] Gaines earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia. His career experience includes working as a consultant.[2] Gaines has been affiliated with the Envision Athens Steering Committee, the Junior League of Athens Community Advisory Board, and the LEAD Athens Alumni Association Board of Directors.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Gaines was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Creative Arts & Entertainment Committee
- House Ethics Committee
- Governmental Affairs Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2021-2022
Gaines was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Code Revision Committee
- House Health Committee, Secretary
- Insurance Committee
- Judiciary Juvenile Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Gaines was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Georgia's 10th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Houston Gaines is running in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Collins (R)
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2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Houston Gaines defeated Andrew Ferguson in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 120 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Houston Gaines (R) | 61.3 | 19,248 |
 | Andrew Ferguson (D) | 38.7 | 12,156 | |
| Total votes: 31,404 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120
Andrew Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Ferguson | 100.0 | 2,632 |
| Total votes: 2,632 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Houston Gaines advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Houston Gaines | 100.0 | 4,568 |
| Total votes: 4,568 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Houston Gaines defeated Mokah Jasmine Johnson in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 120 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Houston Gaines (R) | 61.2 | 15,008 |
 | Mokah Jasmine Johnson (D) | 38.8 | 9,525 | |
| Total votes: 24,533 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120
Mokah Jasmine Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mokah Jasmine Johnson | 100.0 | 3,634 |
| Total votes: 3,634 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120
Incumbent Houston Gaines advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Houston Gaines | 100.0 | 8,362 |
| Total votes: 8,362 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Houston Gaines defeated Mokah Jasmine Johnson in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 117 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Houston Gaines (R) | 56.6 | 16,863 |
| Mokah Jasmine Johnson (D) | 43.4 | 12,940 | |
| Total votes: 29,803 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117
Mokah Jasmine Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mokah Jasmine Johnson | 100.0 | 6,493 |
| Total votes: 6,493 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Houston Gaines advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Houston Gaines | 100.0 | 6,382 |
| Total votes: 6,382 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 117
Houston Gaines defeated incumbent Deborah Gonzalez in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 117 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Houston Gaines (R) | 53.6 | 13,164 |
 | Deborah Gonzalez (D) | 46.4 | 11,418 | |
| Total votes: 24,582 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117
Incumbent Deborah Gonzalez advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Gonzalez | 100.0 | 3,965 |
| Total votes: 3,965 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117
Houston Gaines advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Houston Gaines | 100.0 | 3,758 |
| Total votes: 3,758 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 117 was called for November 7, 2017. The candidate filing deadline was September 15.[3] The candidates who successfully qualified were Democrat Deborah Gonzalez and Republican Houston Gaines. Gonzalez won the special election on November 7, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic control.
The seat became vacant following Regina Quick's (R) appointment as a superior court judge in August 2017.
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 117, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Deborah Gonzalez |
53.1% | 3,999 | |
| Republican | Houston Gaines | 46.9% | 3,525 | |
| Total Votes | 7,524 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2024
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In 2024, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 28.
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2023
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In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Georgia District 10 |
Officeholder Georgia House of Representatives District 120 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Trey Rhodes (R) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 120 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 117 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
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