Jason Carter

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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Georgia State Senate District 42

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Duke University

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University of Georgia

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Jason Carter is a former Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 42 from May 2010 to 2015.

On November 7, 2013, Carter declared his candidacy for Governor of Georgia in the 2014 election. He was uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014, and faced Republican incumbent Nathan Deal and Libertarian Andrew Hunt in the general election.[1][2] Jason Carter lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Carter received a July 26 speaking slot at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

Biography

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Carter is the grandson of President Jimmy Carter.[3]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Carter served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2013
• Judiciary
• Science and Technology
• Special Judiciary
• Transportation
• Urban Affairs

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Carter served on the following committees:

Elections

2014

See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2014

Carter ran for Governor of Georgia in 2014. He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. He was defeated by Republican incumbent Nathan Deal in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[4]

Endorsements

Carter received the endorsement of former state Sen. and previous 2014 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Connie Stokes.[5]

Results

Primary election

Carter ran uncontested in the Democratic primary.

General election
Governor of Georgia, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Deal Incumbent 52.7% 1,345,237
     Democratic Jason Carter 44.9% 1,144,794
     Libertarian Andrew Hunt 2.4% 60,185
Total Votes 2,550,216
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

Race background

Republican incumbent Nathan Deal sought a second term in 2014. He defeated two challengers for the Republican nomination in the May 20 primary.[6]

Deal faced uncontested Democratic nominee Jason Carter, a state senator and the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter.[7] The Libertarian Party chose businessman and geologist Andrew Hunt as their gubernatorial nominee.[8]

An analysis of Republican governors by Nate Silver of the New York Times in April 2013 ranked Deal as the fourth most conservative governor in the country.[9]

In August 2014, The Cook Political Report changed the competitiveness rating of the Georgia gubernatorial race from Likely Republican to Toss-Up.[10]

By October, Deal had received over $2.5 million in support from the Republican Governors Association. At the time, the Democratic Governors Association had contributed $41,000 to Carter's campaign.[11]

Polls

General election
All candidates - October

Governor of Georgia
Poll Nathan Deal* (R) Jason Carter (D)Andrew Hunt (L)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Monmouth University
October 26-28, 2014		 48%42%5%5%+/-4.7436
SurveyUSA
October 24-27, 2014		 46%44%3%6%+/-4611
New York Times/CBS News/YouGov
October 16-23, 2014		 47%43%2%8%+/-41,774
InsiderAdvantageGeorgia
October 21-22, 2014		 44%44%5%7%+/-3.7704
Landmark Poll
October 20-21, 2014		 47.7%45.2%4.9%2.2%+/-2.751,000
SurveyUSA
October 17-20, 2014		 45%43%4%8%+/-4.1606
WRBL
October 13-14, 2014		 44.3%44.3%6.2%5.3%+/-2.491,543
Landmark Communications
October 10, 2014		 45%45%5%5%+/-31,000
InsiderAdvantage
September 29-October 1, 2014		 44%43%4%9%+/-3.2947
New York Times/CBS/YouGov
September 20-October 1, 2014		 48%43%1%7%+/-31,851
AVERAGES 45.9% 43.65% 4.01% 6.25% +/-3.49 1,047.2
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

All candidates - through September

Governor of Georgia
Poll Nathan Deal* (R) Jason Carter (D)Andrew Hunt (L)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
SurveyUSA (Likely voters)
September 19-22, 2014		 44%45%4%7%+/-4.3550
InsiderAdvantage
September 10-11, 2014		 44%40%7%9%+/-2.91,167
Landmark (R)
September 9-11, 2014		 44%47%4%5%+/-2.91,109
Abt SRBI Inc/Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September 8-11, 2014		 43%42%7%8%+/-4.0884
Landmark (R) (dead link)
August 20-21, 2014		 40.1%44.4%3.6%11.9%+/-4.0600
InsiderAdvantage
August 12-13, 2014		 43%39%7%11%+/-3.7719
Landmark (R)
July 25, 2014		 40%47%5%9%+/-3.8750
Landmark (R)
July 15, 2014		 41.3%48.7%4%6%+/-4.0750
Public Policy Poll (D-Better Georgia)
July 11-13, 2014		 41%40%8%11%+/-3.8664
InsiderAdvantage Poll
June 24-25, 2014		 47%40%3%10%+/-2.71,349
Survey USA/11Alive
April 24-27, 2014		 41%37%9%3%+/-2.51,567
AVERAGES 42.58% 42.74% 5.6% 8.26% +/-3.51 919
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)

Deal vs. Carter

Governor of Georgia
Poll Nathan Deal* (R) Jason Carter (D)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Rasmussen Reports
September 15-16, 2014		 45%44%8%+/-4.0750
Hicks Evaluation Group
August 8-10, 2014		 45%45%9%+/-3.48788
Public Policy Polling (D-MoveOn)
April 1-4, 2014		 42%43%15%+/-3.9628
Landmark Communications/Rosetta Stone
March 30, 2014		 43%39%18%+/-4.0575
Insider Advantage/Fox 5 Atlanta/Morris News Service
March 9-10, 2014		 38%41%21%+/-4.0486
Public Policy Polling (D-Better Georgia)
February 19-20, 2014		 45%42%12%+/-3.0833
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Poll
January 6-9, 2014		 47%38%15%+/-4.0802
InsiderAdvantage Poll
January 6, 2014		 44%22%34%+/-4.6529
Better Georgia/Public Policy Polling
October 7-8, 2013		 44%40%16%+/-4.1602
AVERAGES 43.67% 39.33% 16.44% +/-3.9 665.89
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Republican primary

Georgia Governor - 2014 Republican primary
Poll Nathan Deal David PenningtonUndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Public Policy Polling
(August 2-5, 2013)
 71%11%19%+/-6.1260
Better Georgia Poll (dead link)
(May 7-9, 2013)
 53%18%29%+/-2.51,483
AVERAGES 62% 14.5% 24% +/-4.3 871.5
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)


2012

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

Carter ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 42. Carter ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012, and defeated Republican candidate Kenneth Brett Quarterman in the general election on November 6, 2012.[12][13][14]

Georgia State Senate, District 42, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJason Carter Incumbent 74% 52,643
     Republican Kenneth Quarterman 26% 18,505
Total Votes 71,148

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

Carter won re-election to the 42nd District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the July 20 primary and no one filed to run against him in the general election on November 2, 2010.[15]

Georgia State Senate, District 42
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Jason Carter (D) 35,680 100.0%

2010 special election

On May 11, 2010, Carter won election to the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 42nd Senate district in a special election to replace David Adelman. Carter received 5,574 votes in the election (65.6 percent of the vote), defeating three other candidates.[16]

Georgia Senate, District 42
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Jason Carter (D) 5,574 65.6%
Tom Stubbs (D) 1,953 23.0%
David Montane (L) 635 7.5%
Steve Patrick (I) 329 3.9%

Campaign finance summary

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Jason Carter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Governor of GeorgiaLost $7,722,371 N/A**
2012Georgia State Senate, District 42Won $174,180 N/A**
2010Georgia State Senate, District 42Won $233,806 N/A**
Grand total$8,130,357 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

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Georgia

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2014

In 2014, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 through March 21.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2013


2012

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jason Carter for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 8, 2013
  2. ↑ abcNews.com, "Jimmy Carter's Grandson to Run for Ga. Governor," November 7, 2013
  3. ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Carter wins state Senate race," May 11, 2010
  4. ↑ Public Policy Polling, "Georgia Miscellany," December 7, 2012
  5. ↑ WABE 90.1FM, "Connie Stokes Steps Aside for Jason Carter; Will Run for Lt. Governor Instead," November 7, 2013
  6. ↑ Georgia Election Results, Secretary of State, "Primary Statewide Election Results," accessed May 21, 2014
  7. ↑ Jason Carter for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 8, 2013
  8. ↑ Andrew Hunt for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed May 2, 2014
  9. ↑ New York Times, "In State Governments, Signs of a Healthier G.O.P.," April 16, 2013
  10. ↑ NationalJournal, "In Governors' Races, Parties Are Spending Money in Surprising Places," September 2, 2014
  11. ↑ The State, "Christie urges Ga. voters to back Deal in visit," October 16, 2014
  12. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
  13. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 31, 2014
  14. ↑ Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
  15. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 Election results," accessed December 31, 2014
  16. ↑ Georgia Senate official special election results for 2010
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Preceded by
David Adelman (D) 		Georgia State Senate District 42
May 2010-2015 		Succeeded by
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