Brad Raffensperger

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Brad Raffensperger
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Republican Party

Georgia Secretary of State
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor
Prior offices
Georgia House of Representatives District 50

Compensation

Base salary

$123,637

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Brad Raffensperger (Republican Party) is the Georgia Secretary of State. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Raffensperger (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Georgia Secretary of State. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Raffensperger is a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 50 from 2015 to 2019. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on February 3, 2015.

Biography

Raffensperger received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Western University and his M.B.A. from Georgia State University. His professional experience includes owning and working as CEO of Tendon Systems, LLC, a contracting and engineering design firm.[1]

Political career

Georgia Secretary of State (2019-present)

Raffensperger was elected secretary of state in 2018. He won the general runoff election on December 4, 2018, after advancing from the general election on November 6, 2018. He assumed office on January 14, 2019.

Georgia House of Representatives (2015-2019)

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2017
• Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
• Insurance
• Intragovernmental Coordination
• Juvenile Justice
2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Raffensperger served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated Bee Nguyen, Ted Metz, and Brenda Nelson-Porter in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brad Raffensperger
Brad Raffensperger (R)
 
53.2
 
2,081,241
Image of Bee Nguyen
Bee Nguyen (D)
 
44.0
 
1,719,922
Image of Ted Metz
Ted Metz (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.8
 
108,884
Image of Brenda Nelson-Porter
Brenda Nelson-Porter (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
154

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,910,201
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State

Bee Nguyen defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on June 21, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bee Nguyen
Bee Nguyen
 
77.0
 
198,511
Image of Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Dee Dawkins-Haigler
 
23.0
 
59,310

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 257,821
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State

Bee Nguyen and Dee Dawkins-Haigler advanced to a runoff. They defeated Michael Owens, Floyd Griffin, and John Eaves in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bee Nguyen
Bee Nguyen
 
44.3
 
309,437
✔
Image of Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Dee Dawkins-Haigler
 
18.7
 
130,278
Image of Michael Owens
Michael Owens Candidate Connection
 
16.4
 
114,621
Image of Floyd Griffin
Floyd Griffin Candidate Connection
 
10.8
 
75,423
Image of John Eaves
John Eaves
 
9.8
 
68,233

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 697,992
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated Jody Hice, David Belle Isle, and Torri M. Hudson in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brad Raffensperger
Brad Raffensperger
 
52.4
 
611,616
Image of Jody Hice
Jody Hice
 
33.3
 
389,447
Image of David Belle Isle
David Belle Isle
 
8.8
 
103,272
Image of Torri M. Hudson
Torri M. Hudson
 
5.4
 
63,646

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,167,981
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2018

See also: Georgia Secretary of State election, 2018
See also: Georgia Secretary of State election, 2018 (May 22 Republican primary)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger defeated John Barrow in the general runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State on December 4, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brad Raffensperger
Brad Raffensperger (R)
 
51.9
 
764,855
Image of John Barrow
John Barrow (D)
 
48.1
 
709,049

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,473,904
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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General election

General election for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger and John Barrow advanced to a runoff. They defeated Smythe DuVal in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brad Raffensperger
Brad Raffensperger (R)
 
49.1
 
1,906,588
✔
Image of John Barrow
John Barrow (D)
 
48.7
 
1,890,310
Image of Smythe DuVal
Smythe DuVal (L)
 
2.2
 
86,696

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,883,594
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger defeated David Belle Isle in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on July 24, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brad Raffensperger
Brad Raffensperger
 
61.8
 
329,708
Image of David Belle Isle
David Belle Isle
 
38.2
 
204,194

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 533,902
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State

John Barrow defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler and R.J. Hadley in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Barrow
John Barrow
 
51.5
 
264,864
Image of Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Dee Dawkins-Haigler
 
29.5
 
151,963
Image of R.J. Hadley
R.J. Hadley
 
19.0
 
97,682

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 514,509
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger and David Belle Isle advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joshua McKoon and Buzz Brockway in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brad Raffensperger
Brad Raffensperger
 
35.0
 
185,386
✔
Image of David Belle Isle
David Belle Isle
 
28.5
 
151,328
Image of Joshua McKoon
Joshua McKoon
 
21.1
 
112,113
Image of Buzz Brockway
Buzz Brockway
 
15.4
 
81,492

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 530,319
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Brad Raffensperger ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 50 general election.[2][3]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brad Raffensperger Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 17,802
Total Votes 17,802
Source: Georgia Secretary of State



Incumbent Brad Raffensperger ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 50 Republican primary.[4][5]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brad Raffensperger Incumbent (unopposed)

2015

See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2015

Kelly Leigh Stewart (R), Royce M. Reinecke (R), Bradford Jay Raffensperger (R), Christine A. Austin (L) and Paul Troop (I) faced off in the special election on January 6, 2015.[6] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Stewart and Raffensperger, met in a runoff election on February 3, which Raffensperger won.[7][8]

The seat was vacant following Lynne Riley's (R) resignation to become Commissioner of the Department of Revenue.[9]

A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 50 was called for January 6, with a runoff on February 3. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was November 21, 2014.[10]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 50, Special Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBradford Jay Raffensperger 52.8% 1,510
     Republican Kelly Leigh Stewart 47.2% 1,351
Total Votes 2,861

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2018

Campaign website

The following themes were found on Raffensperger's campaign website.

“

The Conservative to Support FairTax.
As our Secretary of State, Brad will be a vocal supporter of eliminating the income tax and replacing it with the FairTax. This change will mean more jobs and new businesses in Georgia.

The Conservative to Take on Trafficking in Georgia.
Georgia has tragically been named the #1 location for sex trafficking in the world, and families are being destroyed by it. As our Secretary of State Brad will aggressively work with law enforcement to close down companies that are a front for illegal sex trafficking or drug trafficking.

The Conservative to Strengthen Voter ID.
Only legal American citizens should be allowed to vote. Brad will continue to protect voter ID laws and require proper identification to vote.

The Conservative to Support Paper Ballot for Verification of Voters.
Too many Georgians question whether their votes are being tabulated correctly or manipulated. As our Secretary of State, Brad will update all voting machines to have a paper ballot verification for ballot security.[11]

”
—Brad Raffensperger's 2018 campaign website[12]


Campaign finance summary

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Brad Raffensperger campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Georgia Secretary of StateWon general$3,265,013 $0
2016Georgia House of Representatives, District 50Won $5,150 N/A**
2015Georgia House of Representatives, District 50, special electionWon $284,909 N/A**
Grand total$3,555,072 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29.

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2017


2016


2015


Noteworthy events

Recall attempt

See also: Brad Raffensperger and Ivan Figueroa recall, Johns Creek, Georgia (2014)

Raffensperger was the target of a recall attempt in 2014. Petitions of intent to recall were filed but no other information about the recall was available, so it was assumed abandoned. He was targeted for "committ[ing] malfeasance when they caused the city to authorize the investigation at taxpayers expense [and] committ[ing] malfeasance and violat[ing] the open meetings act by voting to issue a press release challenging Mayor's and CM Stewart's statements criticizing the City Manager action on Oct. 7."[13]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "About Brad," accessed May 5, 2022
    2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
    3. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
    4. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
    5. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
    6. ↑ patch.com, "Five Candidates Qualify for State House District 50 Special Election," November 21, 2014
    7. ↑ patch.com, "House District 50 Race Heads To Runoff," January 6, 2015
    8. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed February 25, 2015
    9. ↑ Patch.com, "Lynne Riley Resigns From Georgia House, Will Serve As State Revenue Commissioner," November 7, 2014
    10. ↑ Peach Pundit, "Special Election Set for House District 50 (Lynn Riley’s Seat)," November 12, 2014
    11. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    12. ↑ Brad Raffensperger's 2018 campaign website, "On Issues," accessed September 30, 2018]
    13. ↑ Johns Creek Patch, "Despite Setback, Recall Petitions for Council Members Will Move Forward," November 8, 2013

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