Tricia Carpenter McCracken

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Tricia Carpenter McCracken

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 9, 2020

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Tricia Carpenter McCracken (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Georgia. McCracken lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.

McCracken was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 12th Congressional District of Georgia.

Elections

2020

See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (Perdue vs. Ossoff runoff)

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

General runoff election

General runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia

Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent David Perdue in the general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Ossoff (D)	50.6	2,269,923
		David Perdue (R)	49.4	2,214,979

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,484,902
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General election

General election for U.S. Senate Georgia

Incumbent David Perdue and Jon Ossoff advanced to a runoff. They defeated Shane Hazel in the general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Perdue (R)	49.7	2,462,617
✔		Jon Ossoff (D)	47.9	2,374,519
		Shane Hazel (L)	2.3	115,039

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,952,175
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darrell McGuire (Independent)
• Clifton Kilby (Independent)
• Elbert Bartell (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Georgia

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Georgia on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Ossoff	52.8	626,819
		Teresa Tomlinson	15.8	187,416
		Sarah Riggs Amico	11.8	139,574
		Maya Dillard Smith	8.8	105,000
		James Knox	4.2	49,452
		Marckeith DeJesus	3.9	45,936
	Submit photo	Tricia Carpenter McCracken	2.7	32,463

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,186,660
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Akhenaten Amun (D)
• Harold Shouse (D)
• Elaine Whigham Williams (D)
• Ted Terry (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia

Incumbent David Perdue advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Perdue	100.0	992,555

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Jackson (R)
• Michael Jowers (R)

2016

See also: Georgia's 12th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rick Allen (R) defeated Tricia Carpenter McCracken (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Allen defeated Eugene Yu in the Republican primary, while McCracken defeated Joyce Nolin to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 24, 2016.

U.S. House, Georgia District 12 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rick Allen Incumbent	61.6%	159,492
	Democratic	Tricia Carpenter McCracken	38.4%	99,420
Total Votes				258,912
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

U.S. House, Georgia District 12 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rick Allen Incumbent	79%	46,686
Eugene Yu	21%	12,441
Total Votes		59,127
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

U.S. House, Georgia District 12 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tricia McCracken	62.2%	16,138
Joyce Nolin	37.8%	9,787
Total Votes		25,925
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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See also

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Footnotes

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Georgia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Ossoff (D)

Raphael Warnock (D)

Representatives

District 1

Earl Carter (R)

District 2

Sanford Bishop (D)

District 3

Brian Jack (R)

District 4

Hank Johnson (D)

District 5

Nikema Williams (D)

District 6

Lucy McBath (D)

District 7

Rich McCormick (R)

District 8

Austin Scott (R)

District 9

Andrew Clyde (R)

District 10

Mike Collins (R)

District 11

Barry Loudermilk (R)

District 12

Rick Allen (R)

District 13

David Scott (D)

District 14

Marjorie Greene (R)

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Democratic Party (7)