This district has long been considered a swing district. The Georgia House representative for this district from 2004 to 2016 was Mike Cheokas (R), who switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party. Cheokas had a Democratic opponent in 2012 and 2014, but won narrow victories of 51 percent and 52 percent respectively. In 2016, Cheokas was opposed by Bill McGowan (D), and lost with 49 percent of the vote to McGowan's 51 percent. Shortly thereafter, Cheokas was appointed to the Georgia School Board by Gov. Nathan Deal.
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