Georgia House of Representatives District 33
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Georgia House of Representatives District 33 is represented byAlan Powell (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Georgia state representatives represented an average of59,585 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented54,042 residents.
About the chamber
Members of theGeorgia House of Representatives servetwo-year terms and are not subject toterm limits. Georgia legislators assume office the second Monday in January.
Qualifications
Paragraph 3 of Section 2 of Article 3 of theGeorgia Constitution states, "At the time of their election, the members of the House of Representatives shall be citizens of the United States, shall be at least 21 years of age, shall have been citizens of this state for at least two years, and shall have been legal residents of the territory embraced within the district from which elected for at least one year."[1]
GA Code § 21-2-8 states that an individual cannot hold public office if they are "not a qualified voter entitled to vote."[2]
Salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[3] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $25,315.32/year | $247/day |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in theGeorgia General Assembly, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. If the vacancy occurs during a legislative session, thegovernor must declare a special election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happens. If the vacancy occurs after the regular legislative session held during the first year of the term of office for members, the governor may order a special election at any time but no later than 60 days before the November general election. If the vacancy occurs between 60 days before the November general election and the next legislative session, the governor is required to order a special election within 10 days.[4]
The special election must be held no less than 30 days and no later than 60 days after the governor calls for the election. The counties representing the vacant district are responsible for conducting the election.[4]
See sources:Georgia Code § 21-2-544
District map
Redistricting
- See also:Redistricting in Georgia
In Georgia, both congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. A simple majority in each chamber is required to approve redistricting plans, which are subject to veto by thegovernor.[5]
TheGeorgia Constitution requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no similar requirements for congressional districts.[5][6]
2020-2023
Thedistrict court's approval of remedial state legislative maps was appealed to theEleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on January 23, 2025.[7]
Governor Kemp (R) signed revised legislative maps into law on December 8, 2023. Legislators in the Georgia House of Representatives voted 98-71 to adopt the new state legislative maps on December 5. The Georgia State Senate voted 32-23 to adopt the state legislative maps on December 1. For more information about the enacted legislative maps,click here.[8][9]
Below are the maps in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle. The map on the right was in effect for Georgia’s 2024 state legislative elections.
Georgia House of Representatives District 33
before 2020 redistricting cycle
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Georgia House of Representatives District 33
after 2020 redistricting cycle
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Elections
2026
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
IncumbentRob Leverett (R) and incumbentAlan Powell (R) are running in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Rob Leverett | |
 | Alan Powell | |
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2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
IncumbentAlan Powell won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Powell (R) | 100.0 | 29,061 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 29,061 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
IncumbentAlan Powell advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Powell | 100.0 | 9,182 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 9,182 | ||
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2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
IncumbentAlan Powell won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Powell (R) | 100.0 | 21,440 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 21,440 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
IncumbentAlan Powell defeatedDylan Purcell in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Powell | 74.2 | 8,726 |
| Dylan Purcell | 25.8 | 3,037 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 11,763 | ||
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2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
Rob Leverett defeatedKerry Hamm in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Leverett (R) | 73.9 | 19,768 |
| Kerry Hamm (D) | 26.1 | 6,979 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 26,747 | ||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
Rob Leverett defeatedTripp Strickland in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rob Leverett | 52.1 | 3,568 |
| Tripp Strickland | 47.9 | 3,274 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,842 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
Kerry Hamm advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kerry Hamm | 100.0 | 3,089 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,089 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
Tripp Strickland andRob Leverett advanced to a runoff. They defeatedBruce Azevedo in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tripp Strickland | 47.2 | 4,480 | |
| ✔ | | Rob Leverett | 38.0 | 3,601 |
| Bruce Azevedo | 14.8 | 1,402 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 9,483 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
IncumbentTom McCall won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom McCall (R) | 100.0 | 18,282 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 18,282 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33
IncumbentTom McCall advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom McCall | 100.0 | 5,132 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 5,132 | ||
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2016
Elections for theGeorgia 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.
IncumbentTom McCall ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 33 general election.[10][11]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 33 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom McCallIncumbent (unopposed) | 100.00% | 19,190 | |
| Total Votes | 19,190 | |||
| Source:Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
IncumbentTom McCall ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 33 Republican primary.[12][13]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 33 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tom McCallIncumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for theGeorgia 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 onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. IncumbentT.A. "Tom" McCall was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[14][15][16]
2012
Elections for the office ofGeorgia House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on July 31, 2012, and a general election onNovember 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 25, 2012. IncumbentTom McCall (R) defeatedDavid Vogel (Georgia) (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.[17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom McCallIncumbent | 71.7% | 15,584 | |
| Democratic | David Vogel | 28.3% | 6,161 | |
| Total Votes | 21,745 | |||
Campaign contributions
From 2004 to 2024, candidates for Georgia House of Representatives District 33 raised a total of $1,196,651. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $66,481 on average. All figures come fromFollow the Money
| Campaign contributions, Georgia House of Representatives District 33 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
| 2024 | $255,014 | 1 | $255,014 |
| 2022 | $354,053 | 2 | $177,027 |
| 2020 | $167,614 | 3 | $55,871 |
| 2018 | $48,250 | 1 | $48,250 |
| 2016 | $32,136 | 1 | $32,136 |
| 2014 | $37,075 | 1 | $37,075 |
| 2012 | $55,107 | 2 | $27,554 |
| 2010 | $91,680 | 2 | $45,840 |
| 2008 | $46,300 | 2 | $23,150 |
| 2006 | $15,600 | 1 | $15,600 |
| 2004 | $93,821 | 2 | $46,911 |
| Total | $1,196,651 | 18 | $66,481 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Justia, "Constitution of the State of Georgia," accessed May 21, 2025
- ↑Justia, "GA Code § 21-2-8," accessed May 27, 2025
- ↑National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑4.04.1The State of Georgia, "Official Code of Georgia," accessed January 23, 2024(Statute 21-2-544)
- ↑5.05.1All About Redistricting, "Georgia," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑Georgia Constitution, "Article 3, Section 2," accessed April 23, 2015
- ↑Democracy Docket, "11th Circuit Considers Fate of Georgia Maps in High-Stakes Redistricting Case," January 21, 2025
- ↑Georgia General Assembly, "Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office - Proposed Plans," accessed December 11, 2023
- ↑Twitter, "RedistrictNet," December 7, 2023
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑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, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed November 16, 2012
- ↑Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
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