United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
- Primary date: June 9
- Primary type: Open
- Registration deadline(s): May 11
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: May 18
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): June 9 (received)
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2020 |
| Primary: June 9, 2020 Primary runoff: August 11, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 General runoff: January 5, 2021 Pre-election incumbent: David Perdue (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Georgia |
| Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Toss-up Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
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A Republican Party primary took place on June 9, 2020, in Georgia to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 3, 2020.
Incumbent David Perdue advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia.
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Heading into the election, the incumbent was David Perdue (Republican), who was first elected in 2014.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Georgia utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Georgia's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020
Click here to read about the special election for the seat held by Johnny Isakson (R).
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Georgia modified its primary election process as follows:
- Election postponements: The statewide and presidential preference primary elections were postponed to June 9, 2020.
- Voting procedures: Absentee ballot application forms to all active voters in the primary election.
- Political party events: The Republican Party of Georgia canceled its state convention, originally scheduled to take place on May 29-30, 2020.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Perdue | 100.0 | 992,555 |
| Total votes: 992,555 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Jackson (R)
- Michael Jowers (R)
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[4] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| David Perdue | Republican Party | $102,722,246 | $90,354,529 | $12,414,002 | As of December 31, 2020 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[5]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[6][7][8]
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| The Cook Political Report | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | Toss-up | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Toss-up | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Toss-up | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
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See also
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020
- United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States Senate elections, 2020
- U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Justia, "2023 Georgia Code § 21-2-224 - Registration deadlines; restrictions on voting in primaries; official list of electors; voting procedure when portion of county changed from one county to another," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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