2022 Georgia state elections

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.

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.

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 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%).

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.

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]

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%

Election results by county Precinct results 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.

• Bruce Thompson, state senator^[22][23]

• 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]

• Mark Butler, incumbent labor commissioner^[22][23]

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%

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%

• William Boddie, state representative^[30][23]

• Nicole Horn, entrepreneur^[23][22][31]

• Thomas Dean, courier^[32]
• Lester Jackson, state senator^[33][22][23]
• Nadia Surrency, entrepreneur and philanthropist^[32]

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%

• Emily Anderson, printer^[35][36]

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

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%

Election results by county Precinct results 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.

• Richard Woods, incumbent superintendent^[38]

• John Barge, former superintendent, candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2014, candidate for superintendent in 2018, and candidate for U.S. House in 2020^[39]

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%

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%

• Alisha Thomas Searcy, former state representative (2003–2015) and candidate for State School Superintendent in 2014^[40]

• Currey Hitchens, lawyer^[40]
• Jaha Howard, Cobb County school board member^[41]
• James Morrow Jr., teacher^[40]

• Everton Blair, member and former chair of the Gwinnett County school board^[42]

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%

• Ken Pullin, former Republican state representative^[44]

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

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

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%

Election results by county Precinct results 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.

• John King, incumbent commissioner^[45]

• Ben Cowart, property developer^[46]
• Patrick Witt, former Trump administration official (previously ran for U.S. House)^[47]

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%

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%

• Janice Laws Robinson, insurance broker^[46]

• Raphael Baker, insurance broker^[46]

• Matthew Wilson, state representative^[50][51]

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%

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%

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

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

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%

Election results by county Precinct results 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.

• Tyler Harper, state senator^[53]

• Gary Black, incumbent commissioner (ran for U.S. Senate)^[54]

Republican primary results^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tyler Harper	1,029,564	100.0%
Total votes			1,029,564	100.0%

• Nakita Hemingway, cut-flower farmer^[57]

• Winfred Dukes, state representative^[58]
• Fred Swann, mushroom farmer and nominee for agriculture commissioner in 2018^[59]

• Deborah Jackson, attorney, former mayor of Lithonia, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[60]

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%

• David Raudabaugh, salesman^[35][36]

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

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

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]

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

• Tim Echols, incumbent commissioner^[65]

• Patty Durand, former president of the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative^[65]

• Russell Edwards, Athens-Clarke County commissioner^[65] (endorsed Durand, remained on ballot)^[66]

• Colin McKinney, physician^[65]

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]

• Fitz Johnson, incumbent commissioner^[65]

• Sheila Edwards, public relations professional and community activist^[65]

• Chandra Farley, energy consultant and chair of the Georgia NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Committee^[65]
• Missy Moore, commercial insurance agency owner^[65]

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.

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

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.

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.

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