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Marty Harbin
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Republican Party

Georgia State Senate District 16
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

10

Compensation

Base salary

$24,341.64/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

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Marty Harbin (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Harbin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Harbin was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Harbin was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Harbin was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2017
• Government Oversight, Vice chair
• Insurance and Labor
• Natural Resources and the Environment
• Reapportionment and Redistricting
• State and Local Governmental Operations

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Harbin served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Marty Harbin defeated Amili Blake in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin (R)
 
65.8
 
71,842
Image of Amili Blake
Amili Blake (D)
 
34.2
 
37,388

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 109,230
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 16

Amili Blake advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 16 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amili Blake
Amili Blake
 
100.0
 
6,478

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,478
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Marty Harbin advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 16 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin
 
100.0
 
17,441

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,441
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Harbin signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Marty Harbin defeated Pingke Dubignon in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin (R)
 
68.2
 
57,965
Image of Pingke Dubignon
Pingke Dubignon (D)
 
31.8
 
27,048

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 85,013
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 16

Pingke Dubignon advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 16 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Pingke Dubignon
Pingke Dubignon
 
100.0
 
8,542

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,542
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Marty Harbin advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 16 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin
 
100.0
 
30,243

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 30,243
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2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Marty Harbin defeated Cinquez Jester in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin (R)
 
68.2
 
65,626
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Cinquez Jester (D)
 
31.8
 
30,643

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 96,269
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 16

Cinquez Jester advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 16 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Cinquez Jester
 
100.0
 
13,472

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,472
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Marty Harbin advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 16 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin
 
100.0
 
26,013

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 26,013
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2018

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Marty Harbin defeated Bill Lightle in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 16 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin (R)
 
68.2
 
53,201
Image of Bill Lightle
Bill Lightle (D)
 
31.8
 
24,858

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 78,059
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 16

Bill Lightle advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 16 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Lightle
Bill Lightle
 
100.0
 
4,930

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 4,930
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 16

Incumbent Marty Harbin defeated Tricia Stearns in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 16 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin
 
62.3
 
10,685
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Tricia Stearns
 
37.7
 
6,478

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 17,163
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2016

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia State Senate 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 Marty Harbin ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 16 general election.[1][2]

Georgia State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marty Harbin Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 66,383
Total Votes 66,383
Source: Georgia Secretary of State



Incumbent Marty Harbin ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 16 Republican primary.[3][4]

Georgia State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Marty Harbin Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election 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. M.H. "Marty" Harbin and David J. Studdard advanced past D.R. "Bob" Barnard, Erik A. Manning, Gil B. Williams, James W. Clifton and W.G. "Bill" Johnston in the Republican primary. Harbin faced Studdard in a runoff election on July 22, 2014, which Harbin won. Harbin was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7][8]

Georgia State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngM.H. "Marty" Harbin 26.3% 4,228
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid J. Studdard 21.6% 3,463
W.G. "Bill" Johnston 21.1% 3,390
Erik A. Manning 12.2% 1,966
D.R. "Bob" Barnard 8.5% 1,370
James W. Clifton 7.8% 1,252
Gil B. Williams 2.4% 388
Total Votes 16,057
Georgia State Senate, District 16 Runoff Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngM.H. "Marty" Harbin 59.6% 8,960
David J. Studdard 40.4% 6,065
Total Votes 15,025

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Marty Harbin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Marty Harbin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Marty Harbin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Georgia State Senate District 16Won general$81,580 $51,754
2022Georgia State Senate District 16Won general$112,310 $0
2020Georgia State Senate District 16Won general$38,351 N/A**
2016Georgia State Senate, District 16Won $23,250 N/A**
2014Georgia State Senate, District 16Won $62,150 N/A**
Grand total$317,641 $51,754
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 19, 2020

See also: Political incumbents, candidates, and government officials diagnosed with COVID-19 or quarantined due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020

Harbin, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen.Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[9]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
    2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
    3. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
    4. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
    5. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
    6. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
    7. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
    8. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official runoff election results," accessed August 29, 2014
    9. ↑ WGAU 98.7FM & AM1340, “Senator tests positive for coronavirus, Athens lawmakers self-quarantine,” March 19, 2020

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