Bill Hitchens
Republican · Incumbent
Bill Hitchens is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 161 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Effingham County, Georgia
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2 candidates are tracked for Georgia House District 161, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Bill Hitchens and David Dillie. Candidate information follows official Effingham County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Bill Hitchens (Republican), David Dillie (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Bill Hitchens is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Republican · Incumbent
Bill Hitchens is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 161 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Democratic
David Dillie works as an aircraft final line mechanic at Gulfstream and also does AWS welding, pipefitting and plumbing work, per his campaign site. He was raised in a farming family and is a student at Savannah Technical College.
Source: candidate campaign site.
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