Georgia 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Georgia 2015 General Election

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Georgia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Federal General Election Runoff (no Federal offices require runoffs): Tuesday 6 January 2015

✓ Tuesday 6 January 2015 - Federal General Election Runoff (no Federal offices require runoffs). Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) to 7:00p EST (0000 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	9,727,566	(3.14% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	16	(2.97% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	14	(3.22% of 435)
Capital:	Atlanta

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Georgia State and Local Government

Georgia 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

For all offices EXCEPT President of the United States, if no candidate receives 50% of the vote plus 1 in the Primary or General Election, the top 2 vote getters will advance to a runoff.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator David Alfred Perdue • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010. (also served in U.S. House- first elected in a special election [to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Congressman Newt Gingrich]: 1999; re-elected: 2000, 2002.) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Republican		Lee Benedict • FEC S6GA00184
		Republican		Derrick E. Grayson
		*Republican*		*Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson* • 11 November 2014: Announced that he will run for re-election in 2016. • FEC S6GA00119; 30 Sep 15; Tot $4,064,285; Dsb $1,107,182

		Libertarian		Allen Buckley
		Libertarian		Ted Metz

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor John Nathan "Nathan" Deal • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	Candidate list

		Libertarian		Doug Craig

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected separately from Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Lowell S. "Casey" Cagle • First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Republican (10 Undetermined); 4 Democratic (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter* • FEC H4GA01039; 30 Sep 15; Tot $444,265; Dsb $270,109

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.* • FEC H2GA02031; 30 Sep 15; Tot $373,712; Dsb $350,614

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Lynn Acton Westmoreland • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Lynn Acton Westmoreland* • FEC H4GA08067; 30 Sep 15; Tot $342,118; Dsb $262,530

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.* • FEC H6GA04129; 30 Sep 15; Tot $160,601; Dsb $138,279

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman John R. Lewis • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman John R. Lewis* • FEC H6GA05217; 30 Sep 15; Tot $373,659; Dsb $456,813

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price* • FEC H4GA06087; 30 Sep 15; Tot $852,663; Dsb $621,319

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman William Robert "Rob" Woodall, III • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman William Robert "Rob" Woodall, III* • FEC H0GA07133; 30 Sep 15; Tot $209,491; Dsb $187,425

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman James Austin "Austin" Scott • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman James Austin "Austin" Scott* • FEC H0GA08099; 30 Sep 15; Tot $456,121; Dsb $267,689

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman Douglas Allen "Doug" Collins • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Douglas Allen "Doug" Collins* • FEC H2GA09150; 30 Sep 15; Tot $373,065; Dsb $261,124

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Jody B. Hice • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Republican		Shelby Township Treasurer Michael Flynn
		*Republican*		*Congressman Jody B. Hice* • FEC H0GA07125; 30 Sep 15; Tot $222,682; Dsb $146,103

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Barry D. Loudermilk • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Barry D. Loudermilk* • FEC H4GA11061; 30 Sep 15; Tot $160,246; Dsb $222,199

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Richard Wallen "Rick" Allen • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Richard Wallen "Rick" Allen* • FEC H2GA12121; 30 Sep 15; Tot $500,293; Dsb $363,440

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman David Albert Scott • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman David Albert Scott* • FEC H2GA13012; 30 Sep 15; Tot $420,613; Dsb $226,642

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 14		Republican	Congressman John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr. • First elected in a special election (to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Nathan Deal, Republican) 8 June 2010. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr.* • FEC H0GA09030; 30 Sep 15; Tot $399,735; Dsb $145,062
		Republican		Mickey Tuck • FEC H6GA14011; 30 Sep 15; Tot $845; Dsb $154

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Brian Porter Kemp • Appointed 8 January 2010 upon the resignation of Karen C. Handel. First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Samuel S. "Sam" Olens • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Comptroller General/Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Comptroller General/Insurance Commissioner Ralph Terry Hudgens • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Superintendent of Education 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Education Superintendent Richard L. Woods • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Labor Commissioner John Mark "Mark" Butler • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 20 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• State Constitution of Georgia
Election Authority
	• Elections Division of the Secretary of State's Office
	• Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Georgia General Assembly
Democratic
	• Democratic Party of Georgia
	• Georgia House Democratic Caucus
	• Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus
Republican
	• Georgia House Republican Caucus
	• Georgia Republican Party
Third Party
	• Georgia Right to Life
	• Justice Party of Georgia
	• Libertarian Party of Georgia
	• Southern Party of Georgia
	• The Constitution Party of Georgia
	• The Unity Party of Georgia
Media & others
	• Athens Banner-Herald
	• Atlanta Journal-Constitution
	• Barnesville Herald-Gazette
	• GaPundit.com
	• Georgia Politics Unfiltered
	• Gwinnett Daily Post - Lawrenceville
	• LaGrange Daily News
	• MainStreetNews.com - Northeast Georgia
	• NewsLink.org - Georgia
	• Northwest Georgia News - Rome
	• PoliticalVine.com - Marietta
	• Politics1.com - Georgia
	• Savannah Morning News
	• The Citizen - Fayetteville
	• The Daily Tribune News - Cartersville
	• The Times-Herald - Newnan
	• WAGA TV - FOX - Atlanta
	• Waycross Journal-Herald
	• WGCL TV - CBS - Atlanta
	• WSB TV - Atlanta
	• WXIA TV - NBC - Atlanta