Gabe Okoye

Democratic Party

Georgia House of Representatives District 102

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor:Gregg Kennard (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$25,315.32/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Business executive

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Gabe Okoye (Democratic Party) is a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives, representingDistrict 102. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Okoye (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theGeorgia House of Representatives to representDistrict 102. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Gabe Okoye lives in Lawrenceville, Georgia.^[1] Okoye's career experience includes working as the president and CEO of Essex Geoscience, Inc., and a project engineer of Ebasco/Foster Wheeler Environmental.^[2]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Okoye was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
• Human Relations and Aging Committee
• Small Business Development Committee

2023-2024

Okoye was assigned to the following committees:

• Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
• Human Relations and Aging Committee
• State Planning and Community Affairs Committee

Elections

2024

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 102

IncumbentGabe Okoye defeatedKathy Statham in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabe Okoye (D)	65.9	15,166
	Submit photo	Kathy Statham (R)	34.1	7,855

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,021
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• J. Scott Vandiver (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102

IncumbentGabe Okoye advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabe Okoye	100.0	2,294

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,294
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102

J. Scott Vandiver advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	J. Scott Vandiver	100.0	994

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 994
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The Georgia Republican Party Executive Board choseKathy Statham as the party's nominee to replaceJ. Scott Vandiver in the general election. Vandiver died before the general election, after advancing from the primary.^[3]

Endorsements

2022

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 102

Gabe Okoye defeatedWesley Harding in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabe Okoye (D)	64.6	10,839
	Submit photo	Wesley Harding (R)	35.4	5,939

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,778
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102

Gabe Okoye advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gabe Okoye	100.0	3,854

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,854
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102

Wesley Harding advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 102 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wesley Harding	100.0	2,632

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,632
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2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 9

Nikki Merritt defeated incumbentP.K. Martin in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nikki Merritt (D)	52.0	53,941
		P.K. Martin (R)	48.0	49,879

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,820
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 9

Nikki Merritt defeatedGabe Okoye in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 9 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nikki Merritt	65.8	5,898
		Gabe Okoye	34.2	3,068

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,966
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 9

Nikki Merritt andGabe Okoye advanced to a runoff. They defeatedCheryle Moses in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 9 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nikki Merritt	47.7	12,535
✔		Gabe Okoye	27.4	7,193
		Cheryle Moses	24.9	6,534

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,262
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 9

IncumbentP.K. Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 9 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		P.K. Martin	100.0	18,277

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,277
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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