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2022 Georgia state elections

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2022 Georgia elections

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Several elections took place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 2022. The general election was held on November 8, 2022. A runoff election for one of Georgia's seats in the United States Senate was held on December 6, 2022. The runoff was scheduled because none of the candidates for Senate received 50% of the statewide vote in the general election. In addition to the Senate seat, all of Georgia's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Also up for election were all of Georgia's executive officers and legislative seats, as well as one seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. The Republican Party decisively won every single statewide office in Georgia except for the Federal Senate race which narrowly went Democratic in 2022.

This was the first election following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.

Federal offices

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United States House of Representatives

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Following the 2020 election, Democrats held their largest share of Georgia congressional seats since 2008 (and largest in the post-2010 redistricting cycle), with the gain of the 7th district by Carolyn Bourdeaux. In addition, the number of women representing Georgia grew from one to four with the re-election of Democrat Lucy McBath and the elections of Democrats Bordeaux, Nikema Williams and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, resulting in the first Georgia delegation with more than one woman in membership.

United States Senate

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Incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock won the 2020–2021 special election against incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler to fill the remainder of former Sen. Johnny Isakson's term. (Isakson had resigned at the end of 2019, and Loeffler was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp following Isakson's resignation.) No candidate in the open election on November 3 received the 50% required by Georgia law to avoid a runoff, a type of election colloquially known as a "jungle primary"[1]—Warnock received just 32.9% of the vote—and so a runoff election between Warnock and Loeffler was held on January 5, 2021, which Warnock won with 51% of the vote.

Former Republican senator David Perdue, who lost his race to Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff in 2021, filed paperwork to run for this seat.[2] A week after filing the paperwork, however, Perdue announced that he would not pursue another race for the Senate.[3] Loeffler considered running again, while former U.S. Representative Doug Collins declined to run after heavy speculation that he would enter the race.[4][5] Herschel Walker, a professional football player, announced in August 2021 that he would join the Republican primary.[6]

Governor

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Governor Brian Kemp was elected in 2018 with 50.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election,[7] facing primary challenges from former U.S. Senator David Perdue[8] and several other candidates.

Stacey Abrams, former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, ran unchallenged for the Democratic nomination.[9]

Kemp easily won reelection, receiving 53.4% to Abrams’ 45.9% (7.5%).

Lieutenant governor

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Secretary of state

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Incumbent secretary of state Brad Raffensperger ran for re-election,[10] facing primary challenges from Republican Congressman Jody Hice[11] and former Alpharetta mayor David Belle Isle.[12]

State Representative Bee Nguyen,[13] former Cobb County Democratic Party Chairman, Dr. Michael Owens,[14] former Darton State College professor Manswell Peterson (withdrawn),[15] former Fulton County Commission Chair John Eaves,[16] and former Georgia State Senator and Mayor of Milledgeville Floyd L. Griffin Jr.[17] all declared their candidacies for the Democratic nomination.

Attorney general

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Republican incumbent attorney general Chris Carr ran for re-election.[18]

State Senator Jen Jordan ran for the Democratic nomination.[19] Charlie Bailey, former Fulton County senior assistant district attorney and 2018 Democratic nominee for attorney general, withdrew as a candidate in this race to run for lieutenant governor.[20][21]

Labor commissioner

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2022 Georgia Labor Commissioner election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
 
Nominee Bruce Thompson William Boddie
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,030,170 1,766,894
Percentage 52.1% 45.3%

Thompson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Bodie:     40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

Commissioner before election

Mark Butler
Republican

Elected Commissioner

Bruce Thompson
Republican

Incumbent Republican Mark Butler was eligible to seek a fourth term in office, but chose to retire.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Kartik Bhatt, consumer-member of the Georgia Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts[24]
  • Mike Coan, former state representative[25]

Declined

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Kartik
Bhatt
Mike
Coan
Bruce
Thompson
Undecided
Landmark Communications (R)[26] May 22, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 4% 18% 38% 41%
ARW Strategies (R)[27] April 30 – May 1, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 4% 6% 11% 79%
Landmark Communications (R)[28] April 9–10, 2022 660 (LV) ± 3.8% 4% 6% 13% 77%

Primary results

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Republican primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Thompson 637,857 62.65%
Republican Mike Coan 312,842 30.73%
Republican Kartik Bhatt 67,407 6.62%
Total votes 1,018,106 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in runoff

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Eliminated in initial primary

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Democratic primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boddie 184,446 27.67%
Democratic Nicole Horn 167,442 25.12%
Democratic Lester Jackson 129,109 19.37%
Democratic Nadia Surrency 119,582 17.94%
Democratic Thomas Dean 66,107 9.92%
Total votes 666,686 100.0%
Democratic runoff results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Boddie 157,153 62.26%
Democratic Nicole Horn 95,262 37.74%
Total votes 252,415 100.0%

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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General election

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Results

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2022 Georgia Labor Commissioner election[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bruce Thompson 2,030,170 52.08% −0.38%
Democratic William Boddie 1,766,894 45.33% −2.21%
Libertarian Emily Anderson 100,960 2.59% N/A
Total votes 3,898,024 100.0%
Republican hold

State Superintendent of Schools

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2022 Georgia State Superintendent of Schools election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
 
Nominee Richard Woods Alisha Thomas Searcy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,115,728 1,788,671
Percentage 54.2% 45.8%

Woods:     50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Thomas Searcy:     50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

Superintendent before election

Richard Woods
Republican

Elected Superintendent

Richard Woods
Republican

Incumbent Republican superintendent Richard Woods sought a third term in office.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
John
Barge
Richard
Woods
Undecided
Landmark Communications (R)[28] April 9–10, 2022 660 (LV) ± 3.8% 17% 30% 53%

Primary results

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Republican primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Woods (incumbent) 802,260 72.61%
Republican John Barge 302,681 27.39%
Total votes 1,104,941 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrew
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Endorsements

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Everton Blair (withdrawn)

Federal politicians

State legislators

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alisha Thomas Searcy 382,792 56.98%
Democratic Jaha Howard 100,675 14.99%
Democratic James Morrow, Jr. 97,821 14.56%
Democratic Currey Hitchens 90,514 13.47%
Total votes 671,802 100.0%

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Did not file
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  • Ken Pullin, former Republican state representative[44]

General election

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Debate

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2022 Georgia State School Superintendent debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Richard Woods Alisha Thomas Searcy
1 Oct. 17, 2022 Atlanta Press Club Jeff Hullinger YouTube P P

Results

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2022 Georgia State School Superintendent election[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard Woods (incumbent) 2,115,728 54.19% +1.17%
Democratic Alisha Thomas Searcy 1,788,671 45.81% −1.17%
Total votes 3,904,399 100.0%
Republican hold

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

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2022 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
 
Nominee John King Janice Laws Robinson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,107,388 1,788,136
Percentage 54.1% 45.9%

King:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Laws Robinson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Commissioner before election

John King
Republican

Elected Commissioner

John King
Republican

Incumbent Republican commissioner John King, who was appointed to the position in 2019 after the resignation of Jim Beck, ran for a full term.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Endorsements

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Patrick Witt

Executive branch officials

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Ben
Cowart
John
King
Patrick
Witt
Undecided
Landmark Communications (R)[28] April 9–10, 2022 660 (LV) ± 3.8% 5% 25% 6% 64%
University of Georgia[48] March 20 – April 8, 2022 ~329 (LV) ± 5.4% 10% 11% 8% 71%
Clout Research (R)[49][A] March 5–7, 2022 599 (LV) ± 4.0% 31% 5% 64%

Primary results

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Republican primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John King (incumbent) 780,649 70.58%
Republican Patrick Witt 185,257 16.75%
Republican Ben Cowart 140,150 12.67%
Total votes 1,106,056 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Janice Laws Robinson, insurance broker[46]

Eliminated in runoff

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  • Raphael Baker, insurance broker[46]

Eliminated in initial primary

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Endorsements

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Matthew Wilson

State officials

State legislators

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janice Laws Robinson 326,524 48.70%
Democratic Raphael Baker 221,783 33.08%
Democratic Matthew Wilson 122,192 18.22%
Total votes 670,499 100.0%

Runoff results

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Democratic runoff results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janice Laws Robinson 158,734 63.74%
Democratic Raphael Baker 90,317 36.26%
Total votes 249,051 100.0%

General election

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Debate

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2022 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
John King Janice Laws Robinson
1 Oct. 17, 2022 Atlanta Press Club Jeff Hullinger YouTube P P

Results

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2022 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner election[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John King (incumbent) 2,107,388 54.10% +3.73%
Democratic Janice Laws Robinson 1,788,136 45.90% −1.09%
Total votes 3,895,524 100.0%
Republican hold

Agriculture Commissioner

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2022 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
 
Nominee Tyler Harper Nakita Hemingway
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,068,892 1,751,214
Percentage 53.0% 44.8%

Harper:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Hemingway:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

Commissioner before election

Gary Black
Republican

Elected Commissioner

Tyler Harper
Republican

Incumbent Republican commissioner Gary Black was eligible to seek a fourth term in office, but instead chose to run for U.S. Senate.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Tyler Harper

Governors

State legislators

Primary results

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Republican primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tyler Harper 1,029,564 100.0%
Total votes 1,029,564 100.0%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Did not file
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  • Deborah Jackson, attorney, former mayor of Lithonia, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[60]

Endorsements

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Winfred Dukes

Statewide politicians

Nakita Hemingway

State legislators

Political parties

Organizations

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nakita Hemingway 375,435 56.25%
Democratic Winfred Dukes 190,936 28.61%
Democratic Fred Swann 101,093 15.15%
Total votes 667,464 100.0%

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Debate

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2022 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Libertarian
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Tyler Harper Nakita Hemingway David Raudabaugh
1 Oct. 17, 2022 Atlanta Press Club Condace Pressley YouTube P P P

Results

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2022 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tyler Harper 2,068,892 52.97% −0.11%
Democratic Nakita Hemingway 1,751,214 44.84% −2.08%
Libertarian David Raudabaugh 85,656 2.19% N/A
Total votes 3,905,762 100.0%
Republican hold

Public Service Commission

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On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling by Judge Steven D. Grimberg in the case Rose v. Raffensperger postponing both Georgia Public Service Commission elections which were due to be held on November 8, 2022.[61] As a result, the following nominees for Districts 2 and 3 were removed from the general election ballot.[62][63]

District 2

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Incumbent Republican Commissioner Tim Echols ran for re-election.[64]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Patty Durand, former president of the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative[65]
Withdrew
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Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Colin McKinney, physician[65]

District 3 (special)

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On July 21, 2021, Republican Fitz Johnson was appointed by Governor Kemp to fill the vacancy created when incumbent commissioner Chuck Eaton resigned after being appointed to the Fulton County Superior Court. Johnson would run in the special election to serve the remainder of Eaton's term.[67]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Sheila Edwards, public relations professional and community activist[65]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Chandra Farley, energy consultant and chair of the Georgia NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Committee[65]
  • Missy Moore, commercial insurance agency owner[65]

General Assembly

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All 56 State Senate and 180 State House seats were up for election. Republicans retained their majorities in both houses, though Democrats gained two seats in the Georgia House of Representatives and one in the Georgia Senate.

District attorneys

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9 out of 49 judicial circuits held elections for district attorney.

Judicial elections

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Three seats on the Supreme Court of Georgia were up for nonpartisan statewide election to succeed justices David Nahmias, Carla W. McMillian and Shawn Ellen LaGrua.

Local elections

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During the regular primary, most counties and several consolidated city-county governments held nonpartisan elections for mayor, select city council or county commission seats, and select board of education seats, including Columbus, Athens, and Augusta.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. ^ Poll conducted for King's campaign

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