Houston Gaines

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Georgia District 10

Georgia House of Representatives District 120

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Trey Rhodes

Prior offices

Georgia House of Representatives District 117

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Compensation

Base salary

$24,341.64/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Georgia

Personal

Profession

Consultant

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Houston Gaines (Republican Party) is a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives, representingDistrict 120. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Gaines (Republican Party) is running for election to theU.S. House to representGeorgia'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

2025-2026

Gaines was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee,Vice Chair
• Creative Arts & Entertainment Committee
• House Ethics Committee
• Governmental Affairs Committee
• Insurance Committee
• Public and Community Health
• House Urban Affairs
• Ways and Means Committee

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:

• Code Revision Committee
• House Health Committee
• Insurance Committee

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
		Houston Gaines (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Collins (R)

Endorsements

2024

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 120

IncumbentHouston Gaines defeatedAndrew 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120

IncumbentHouston 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,568
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 120

IncumbentHouston Gaines defeatedMokah 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,634
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 120

IncumbentHouston 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

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2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 117

IncumbentHouston Gaines defeatedMokah 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,493
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117

IncumbentHouston 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,382
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2018

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 117

Houston Gaines defeated incumbentDeborah 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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,582
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 117

IncumbentDeborah 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

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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

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2017

See also:Georgia state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position ofGeorgia House of RepresentativesDistrict 117 was called for November 7, 2017. The candidate filing deadline was September 15.^[3] The candidates who successfully qualified were DemocratDeborah Gonzalez and RepublicanHouston Gaines. Gonzalez won the special election on November 7, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic control.

The seat became vacant followingRegina Quick's (R) appointment as a superior court judge in August 2017.

Georgia House of Representatives, District 117, Special Election, 2017
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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