The Green Papers: Georgia 2020 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 9 June 2020
✓ Primary Runoff (CD 1 D, CD 9 D+R, CD 14 R): Tuesday 11 August 2020
✓ Nonpartisan Special Election (advances to 1 December runoff) House CD 5: Tuesday 29 September 2020
✓ General Election and Special Election Senate Class 3: Tuesday 3 November 2020
✓ State Runoff and Special Runoff Election House CD 5: Tuesday 1 December 2020
✓ Federal General Runoff for Senate Class 2 and Special Runoff Election Senate Class 3: Tuesday 5 January 2021
Friday 6 March 2020 - Filing Deadline - Special Election Senate Class 3, Primary, Nonpartisan, Independent .
Tuesday 9 June 2020 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC).
Friday 31 July 2020 - Filing Deadline - Nonpartisan Special Election House CD 5 .
Tuesday 11 August 2020 - Primary Runoff (CD 1 D, CD 9 D+R, CD 14 R) . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC).
Friday 14 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor Petitions (including President) .
Monday 14 September 2020 - Filing Deadline - Write-in (notice of intention) .
Tuesday 29 September 2020 - Nonpartisan Special Election (advances to 1 December runoff) House CD 5. Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC).
Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election and Special Election Senate Class 3 . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC).
Tuesday 1 December 2020 - State Runoff and Special Runoff Election House CD 5 . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC).
Tuesday 5 January 2021 - Federal General Runoff for Senate Class 2 and Special Runoff Election Senate Class 3 . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 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 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


9 April 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger moved the statewide and Presidential Primaries from 19 May to 9 June and runoff elections from 21 July to 11 August.

20 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger moved the filing Deadline for Independent/Third/Minor Petitions from 14 July to 14 August.

14 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger moved the Presidential Primary from 24 March to 19 May.

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.

The primary is for the Republican and Democratic parties.

Special elections: All candidates (regardless of party affiliation) run on a single ballot. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff.


Qualifying candidate information from the Georgia Secretary of State.

9 June Primary returns from a media source.

11 August 2020 Runoff results from a media source.

11 August 2020 Runoff results from the Georgia Secretary of State.

3 November 2020 General Election results from the Georgia Secretary of State. On 20 November 2020, the Secretary of State certified Donald J. Trump (Republican): 2,461,837, Joseph R. Biden (Democratic): 2,474,507, Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian): 62,138.

circa 21 November 2020: The Trump campaign has requested a recount of the certified vote. Georgia allows recounts when the an election is decided by 0.5% or less. Trump trails Biden by 0.26%.

3 November 2020 General Election Presidential recounts results from the Georgia Secretary of State. On 7 December 2020, the Secretary of State certified Donald J. Trump (Republican): 2,461,854, Joseph R. Biden (Democratic): 2,473,633, Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian): 62,229.

3 November 2020 General Election write-in results from the Georgia Secretary of State.

5 January 2021 Runoff Election returns from the Georgia Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 16 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2020
 Candidate list (3, 16 write-ins)
  Elected Democratic 2,473,633 49.47% former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.
for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris
(16 Electoral Votes)
FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521
  Candidate Republican 2,461,854 49.24% President Donald John Trump
for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence
FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436
  Candidate Libertarian 62,229 1.24% Jo Jorgensen
for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen
FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 931 0.02% Howie Gresham Hawkins
FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095
  Candidate Write-in; (American Solidarity) 660 0.01% Brian T. Carroll
FEC P00013771
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 162 0.00% Jade Simmons
FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644
  Candidate Write-in; (Peace And Freedom) 152 0.00% Gloria Estela La Riva
FEC P80005572; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,674; Dsb $39,726
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 65 0.00% Mark Robert Charles
FEC P00012039; 23 Nov 20; Tot $157,733; Dsb $155,506
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 61 0.00% Don Blankenship
FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880
  Candidate Write-in 11 0.00% Loren Collins
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 10 0.00% Barbara Ruth Bellar
FEC P00012799; 30 Sep 20; Tot $5,051; Dsb $729
  Candidate Write-in; (Non Affiliated) 8 0.00% President R19 Boddie
Filed as President R19 Boddie

FEC P00017202
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Peter W. Sherrill
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 7 0.00% Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro
FEC P20004768
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% David C. Byrne
  Candidate Write-in; (Non Affiliated) 6 0.00% Kasey J. Wells
FEC P00007864; 14 Oct 20; Tot $10,625; Dsb $10,578
  Candidate Write-in 5 0.00% Shawn W. Howard
FEC P00011189; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,386; Dsb $3,281
  Candidate Write-in 2 0.00% Kathryn Gibson
  Candidate Write-in; (No Affiliation) 1 0.00% Deborah Ann "Debbie" Rouse
FEC P00005207
Total 4,999,811 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 116th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2
Seat up for regular election
Republican Senator David Alfred Perdue
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated -
Since no one received a majority of the vote in the 3 November General Election, the top two vote-getters advance to a 5 January 2021 runoff.
T. Jonathan "Jon" Ossoff (Democratic) has won the 5 January 2021 runoff.
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Democratic 2,269,923 50.61% T. Jonathan "Jon" Ossoff
3 November 2020: Received 47.95%. Advances to and won the 5 January 2021 runoff.

FEC S8GA00180; 16 Dec 20; Tot $139,626,583; Dsb $122,144,921
  Candidate Republican 2,214,979 49.39% Senator David Alfred Perdue
3 November 2020: Received 49.73%. Advances to a 5 January 2021 runoff.

FEC S4GA11285; 16 Dec 20; Tot $86,011,611; Dsb $71,674,566
Total 4,484,902 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler
Appointed: 31 December 2019 [re: resignation of Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson]
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Senator Kelly Loeffler will hold this seat until there is a winner of the 5 January 2021 special runoff.
 

Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and re-elected in 2010 and 2016, will resign on 31 December 2019 due to his battle with Parkinson's. He announced his resignation on 28 August 2019: "After much prayer and consultation with my family and my doctors, I have made the very tough decision to leave the U.S. Senate at the end of this year. I have informed Georgia Governor Brian Kemp today that I will resign my Senate seat effective December 31, 2019...."
Senator Isakson also served in U.S. House- having been first elected in a special election (to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Member of Congress Newt Gingrich) in 1999; and re-elected in 2000 and 2002.
Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) will appoint a replacement to fill the seat until a special election is held for the remaining 2 years of the term.
19 November 2019: Everyone who applied [to the Governor] for Johnny Isakson's Senate seat from AJC.
29 November 2019: Media reports indicate Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) will appoint Kelly Loeffler (Republican).
4 December 2019: Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) appoints Kelly Loeffler (Republican) to fill the seat once it becomes vacant.
31 December 2019: Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson resigned.
6 January 2020: Senator Kelly Loeffler is sworn.


Class 3
Seat up for special election
Special Election
 
Seat up for special election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Special Election - All candidates (regardless of party affiliation) run on a single ballot. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff.
Since no one received a majority of the vote in the 3 November nonpartisan special election, the top two vote-getters advance to a 5 January 2021 runoff.
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Democratic 2,289,113 51.04% Raphael Warnock
3 November 2020: Received 32.90%. Advances to a and won the 5 January 2021 runoff.

FEC S0GA00559; 16 Dec 20; Tot $125,358,564; Dsb $102,595,578
  Candidate Republican 2,195,841 48.96% Senator Kelly Loeffler
3 November 2020: Received 25.91%. Advances to a 5 January 2021 runoff.

FEC S0GA00526; 16 Dec 20; Tot $92,213,281; Dsb $70,957,316
Total 4,484,954 100.00%  
 28 August 2019: Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson (Republican) announced his resignation effective 31 December 2019.
Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) will appoint a replacement to fill the seat until a special election is held for the remaining 2 years of the term.
21 February 2020: Governor Brian Kemp set the data for the Special Election to 3 November.
24 February 2020: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger set the qualifying window from 2 to 6 March.

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor Brian Porter Kemp
First elected: 2018
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected separately from Governor

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

116th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
8 Republican (6 Renominated, 2 Open);
5 Democratic (4 Renominated, 1 Undetermined);
1 Vacancy

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 189,457 58.35% Member of Congress Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter
FEC H4GA01039; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,343,097; Dsb $1,719,753
  Candidate Democratic 135,238 41.65% Joyce Marie Griggs
FEC H0GA01078; 23 Nov 20; Tot $129,018; Dsb $127,736
Total 324,695 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 1992
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Democratic 161,397 59.11% Member of Congress Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.
FEC H2GA02031; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,553,344; Dsb $1,336,626
  Candidate Republican 111,620 40.88% Donald Eugene "Don" Cole
FEC H0GA02258; 23 Nov 20; Tot $164,848; Dsb $163,438
  Candidate Write-in 17 0.01% JaMelle Hill
Mahali Party

FEC H0GA02266
Total 273,034 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Anderson Drew "Drew" Ferguson, IV
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 241,526 65.05% Member of Congress Anderson Drew "Drew" Ferguson, IV
FEC H6GA03113; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,379,592; Dsb $2,091,525
  Candidate Democratic 129,792 34.95% Valbrun "Val" Almonord
FEC H0GA03074; 23 Nov 20; Tot $40,762; Dsb $36,946
Total 371,318 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Democratic 278,906 80.08% Member of Congress Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
FEC H6GA04129; 23 Nov 20; Tot $632,063; Dsb $473,546
  Candidate Republican 69,393 19.92% Johsira Cruz "Johsie" Ezammudeen
FEC H0GA04148; 14 Oct 20; Tot $13,454; Dsb $23,646
Total 348,299 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Kwanza Hall
First elected in a Special Election: 1 December 2020 [re: death of Member of Congress John R. Lewis (Democratic)].
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Democratic 301,857 85.15% state Senator Nikema Natassha Williams
20 July 2020: Replacement nominee.

FEC H0GA05301; 23 Nov 20; Tot $536,615; Dsb $327,006
  Candidate Republican 52,646 14.85% Angela Stanton-King
FEC H0GA05277; 23 Nov 20; Tot $312,278; Dsb $308,167
Total 354,503 100.00%  
 

29 December 2019: Member of Member of Congress John R. Lewis announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
9 June 2020: Member of Congress John R. Lewis is renominated by primary.
17 July 2020: Member of Congress John R. Lewis passed away from from pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. He was first elected in 1986.

18 July 2020: The Democratic Executive Committee will select a replacement nominee on Monday 20 July and submit that name to the Secretary of State by no later than 4:00 pm. Out of a group of 131 applicants, the nominating committee selected Park Cannon, Andre Dickens, Robert Franklin, Nikema Williams, and James "Major" Woodall for consideration by the Executive Committee.

20 July 2020: After a nonbinding poll of 41 votes, Nikema Williams 37, Park Cannon 2, James "Major" Woodall 1, and abstention. With 50% + 1 majority, the Executive Committee nominated Nikema Williams.

27 July 2020: Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) called a Special Election to fill the vacant seat of Member of Congress John R. Lewis (Democratic) who passed away on 17 July 2020. All candidates (regardless of party affiliation) will run on a single ballot on 29 September 2020. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a 1 December 2020 runoff. The Special Election is for the remainder of the term ending in January 2021. The filing deadline is 31 July 2020.

29 September 2020: Since no one received a majority of the vote in the nonpartisan special election, the top two vote-getters advance to a 1 December 2020 runoff.

1 December 2020: former Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall (Democratic) won the runoff. He will fill the seat for the remainder of the term ending in January 2021.


Special Election - 116th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for special election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for special election: Tuesday 1 December 2020
Special Election - This Special Election is for the remainder of the term ending in January 2021.
Since no one received a majority of the vote in the 29 September nonpartisan special election, the top two vote-getters advance to a 1 December 2020 runoff.
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Democratic 13,450 54.27% former Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall
29 September 2020: Received 32% in the 30 September primary. Advances to and won the 1 December runoff.

FEC H0GA05327; 21 Dec 20; Tot $242,497; Dsb $228,634
  Candidate Democratic 11,332 45.73% Robert M. Franklin
29 September 2020: Received 28% in the 30 September primary. Advances to a 1 December runoff.

FEC H0GA05335; 21 Dec 20; Tot $360,316; Dsb $357,824
Total 24,782 100.00%  
 27 July 2020: Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) called a Special Election to fill the vacant seat of Member of Congress John R. Lewis (Democratic) who passed away on 17 July 2020. All candidates (regardless of party affiliation) will run on a single ballot on 29 September 2020. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a 1 December 2020 runoff. The Special Election is for the remainder of the term ending in January 2021. The filing deadline is 31 July 2020.
29 September 2020 results from a media source.
29 September 2020 returns from an official source.
1 December 2020 returns from a official source.

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Lucia Kay "Lucy" McBath
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Democratic 216,775 54.59% Member of Congress Lucia Kay "Lucy" McBath
FEC H8GA06393; 23 Nov 20; Tot $8,612,991; Dsb $8,640,599
  Candidate Republican 180,329 45.41% former Member of Congress Karen Christine Handel
Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate: 2014; first elected to the U.S. House in a Special Election: 20 June 2017 [re: resignation of Member of Congress Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price (Republican)]; 2018: unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the U.S. House.

FEC H8GA06286; 31 Dec 20; Tot $3,105,068; Dsb $3,110,823
Total 397,104 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Member of Congress William Robert "Rob" Woodall, III
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 7 February 2019: "... I have decided not to seek reelection in 2020."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Democratic 190,900 51.39% Carolyn Bourdeaux
FEC H8GA07201; 23 Nov 20; Tot $5,264,116; Dsb $5,283,300
  Candidate Republican 180,564 48.61% Richard Dean "Rich" McCormick
FEC H0GA07273; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,681,355; Dsb $2,612,991
Total 371,464 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress James Austin "Austin" Scott
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 198,701 64.51% Member of Congress James Austin "Austin" Scott
FEC H0GA08099; 23 Nov 20; Tot $834,236; Dsb $681,752
  Candidate Democratic 109,264 35.47% Lindsay Dozier "Doc" Holliday
FEC H0GA08115; 30 Sep 20; Tot $7,480; Dsb $5,220
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 48 0.02% James L. "Jimmy" Cooper, III
FEC H8GA08118; 23 Nov 20; Tot $8,532; Dsb $8,460
Total 308,013 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9
Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Member of Congress Douglas Allen "Doug" Collins
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Open Seat - 28 January 2020: Candidate for U.S. Senate Class 3 Special
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 292,750 78.58% Andrew Clyde
FEC H0GA09246; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,850,241; Dsb $1,849,241
  Candidate Democratic 79,797 21.42% Devin D. Pandy, Sr.
FEC H0GA09170; 23 Nov 20; Tot $84,340; Dsb $83,413
Total 372,547 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Jody B. Hice
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 235,810 62.31% Member of Congress Jody B. Hice
FEC H0GA07125; 23 Nov 20; Tot $599,897; Dsb $446,435
  Candidate Democratic 142,636 37.69% Tabitha Johnson-Green
aka Tabitha Johnson

FEC H8GA10197; 23 Nov 20; Tot $15,058; Dsb $12,455
Total 378,446 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Barry D. Loudermilk
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 245,259 60.43% Member of Congress Barry D. Loudermilk
FEC H4GA11061; 23 Nov 20; Tot $892,827; Dsb $661,360
  Candidate Democratic 160,623 39.57% Dana Barrett
FEC H0GA11036; 23 Nov 20; Tot $404,578; Dsb $391,809
Total 405,882 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 12
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Richard Wallen "Rick" Allen
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 181,038 58.38% Member of Congress Richard Wallen "Rick" Allen
FEC H2GA12121; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,230,854; Dsb $650,797
  Candidate Democratic 129,061 41.62% Elizabeth "Liz" Johnson
FEC H0GA12059; 31 Dec 20; Tot $72,361; Dsb $72,361
Total 310,099 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 13
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress David Albert Scott
• Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020
First elected: 2002
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress
  Elected Democratic 279,045 77.39% Member of Congress David Albert Scott
FEC H2GA13012; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,225,120; Dsb $1,110,865
  Candidate Republican 81,476 22.60% Becky E. Hites
FEC H0GA13131; 31 Dec 20; Tot $63,880; Dsb $63,306
  Candidate Write-in; (Libertarian) 61 0.02% Martin Lindsey Cowen, III
FEC H8GA13027; 31 Dec 20; Tot $17,993; Dsb $17,997
Total 360,582 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 14
Seat up for regular election
Vacant
Republican Member of Congress John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr.
First elected in a special election (to fill the vacant seat of Member of Congress Nathan Deal, Republican) 8 June 2010.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
Vacant Office - 5 December 2019: "Today I announced to my friends and fellow Georgians that I will not be seeking re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020."
11 September 2020: "I intend to step down from Congress ... in October...."
2 October 2020: Announced he would resign on 4 October.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Elected Republican 229,827 74.71% Marjorie Taylor Greene
FEC H0GA06192; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,837,905; Dsb $2,528,373
  Candidate Democratic 77,798 25.29% Kevin Van Ausdal
11 September 2020: Withdrew but remains on the ballot-- "... for family and personal reasons, I cannot continue this race for Congress ... the answer is stepping aside ....". Media reports state he divorced and is moving to Indiana.

FEC H0GA14097; 23 Nov 20; Tot $150,458; Dsb $111,462
Total 307,625 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Attorney General Christopher M. "Chris" Carr
Appointed: 1 November 2016. First elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Comptroller General/Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican acting Comptroller General/Insurance Commissioner Jim King
Appointed: 12 June 2019 re: resignation of Jim Beck (Republican).
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 16 May 2019: Commissioner Jim C. Beck, who was first elected in 2018, announced that he is suspending himself from office. He has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of $2,000,000 wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner Drew Lane will perform the duties of the Insurance Commissioner. Governor Brian Porter Kemp will soon appoint an acting Insurance Commissioner who will serve until the case against Commissioner Beck is resolved.
12 June 2019: Governor Brian Porter Kemp (Republican) names John King as the acting Insurance Commissioner.

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Superintendent of Education  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Education Superintendent Richard L. Woods
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Commissioner of Labor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Republican Labor Commissioner John Mark "Mark" Butler
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 19 candidates
  Republican: 19 incumbents, 18 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  American Solidarity: 1 candidate
  Justice Party
  Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
  Right to Life
  Unity
Independents
  (blank): 1 incumbent
  Independent: 3 candidates
  No Affiliation: 1 candidate
  Non Affiliated: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 19 candidates
 
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.

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
  Georgia Constitution
Election Authority
  Elections Division of the Secretary of State's Office
  Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division
  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 Republican Party
Third Party
  Georgia Right to Life
  Justice Party of Georgia
  Libertarian Party of Georgia
  The Constitution Party of Georgia
  The Unity Party of Georgia
  The Unity Party of Georgia
Media & others
  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
  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

 


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