Political career
Seabaugh was elected in a special election to represent the 34th district following the resignation of incumbent Bert Reeves on April 30, 2021, to work for Georgia Tech .[ 1]
Seabaugh ran for reelection in the 2022 Georgia House of Representatives election . He was uncontested in the Republican primary,[ 2] and won the general election against Democratic candidate Dorothy Coker.[ 3] Seabaugh was again uncontested in the primary in 2024 ,[ 4] and won the general election against Democrat Karl Gallegos.[ 5]
Seabaugh is running for reelection in 2026 . He won renomination uncontested,[ 6] and will face Democrat Titus Nichols in the general election.[ 7]
Electoral history
2021 Georgia House of Representatives 34th district special election[ 8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Devan Seabaugh
3,337
47.1%
Democratic
Priscilla Smith
1,740
24.6%
Democratic
Sam Hensley Jr.
1,116
15.7%
Republican
David Blinkhorn
839
11.8%
Libertarian
Chris Neill
54
0.8%
Total votes
7,086
100%
2021 Georgia House of Representatives 34th district special runoff election[ 8]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Devan Seabaugh
5,604
63.0%
Democratic
Priscilla Smith
3,296
37.0%
Total votes
8,900
100%
Republican hold
2022 Georgia House of Representatives 34th district Republican primary election[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Devan Seabaugh (incumbent)
11,143
100.0%
Total votes
11,143
100.0%
2022 Georgia House of Representatives 34th district election[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Devan Seabaugh (incumbent)
19,155
62.19%
Democratic
Dorothy Coker
11,645
37.81%
Total votes
30,800
100.0%
Republican hold
2024 Georgia House of Representatives 34th district Republican primary election[ 4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Devan Seabaugh (incumbent)
4,252
100.0%
Total votes
4,252
100.0%
2024 Georgia House of Representatives 34th district election[ 5]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Devan Seabaugh (incumbent)
21,849
57.65%
Democratic
Karl Gallegos
16,053
42.35%
Total votes
37,902
100.0%
Republican hold
2026 Georgia House of Representatives 34th district Republican primary election[ 6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Devan Seabaugh (incumbent)
7,738
100.0%
Total votes
7,738
100.0%
References
↑ "Republicans win runoffs for 2 Georgia state House seats" . Associated Press . July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021 .
1 2 "State House of Representatives - District 34 - Rep" . Georgia Election Night Reporting . Georgia Secretary of State . January 2, 2025. Archived from the original on February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025 .
1 2 "State House of Representatives - District 34" . Georgia Election Night Reporting . Georgia Secretary of State . January 2, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link )
1 2 "State House of Representatives - District 34 - Rep" . Georgia Election Night Reporting . Georgia Secretary of State . January 2, 2025. Archived from the original on February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025 .
1 2 "State House of Representatives - District 34" . Georgia Election Night Reporting . Georgia Secretary of State . January 30, 2025. Archived from the original on February 4, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025 .
1 2 "State House of Representatives - District 34 - Rep" . Georgia Election Night Reporting . Georgia Secretary of State . June 5, 2026. Archived from the original on June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026 .
↑ "Qualifying Candidate Information" . Georgia Secretary of State . Retrieved May 18, 2026 .
1 2 "Devan Seabaugh" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 15, 2021 .