Georgia Legislative Watch

Here is how the elections in the State House went this morning.

Speaker of the House…
Rep. Glenn Richardson (R-19) - 113
Rep. DuBose Porter (D-143)- 66

House Speaker Pro-Tempore…
Rep. Mark Burkhalter (R-50)- Elected by acclamation.

Clerk of the House…
Robert E. Rivers - Elected by acclamation.

According to the AJC, at least seven Democrats crossed party lines to vote for Richardson.

[UPDATE] OnlineAthens.com reports that their were ten Democrats that voted for Richardson.

Georgia Politics Unfiltered has a list of seven of them.

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