Georgia 2016 General Election

The Green Papers: Georgia 2016 General Election

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Georgia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 24 May 2016
✓ Primary Runoff - CD 3 R: Tuesday 26 July 2016
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
✓ State and Local General Runoff: Tuesday 6 December 2016
✓ Federal General Election Runoff (no offices covered by this website have a runoff): Tuesday 10 January 2017

✓ Tuesday 24 May 2016 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 26 July 2016 - Primary Runoff - CD 3 R . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2016 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 6 December 2016 - State and Local General Runoff . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 10 January 2017 - Federal General Election Runoff (no offices covered by this website have a runoff) . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	9,727,566	(3.14% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	16	(2.97% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	14	(3.22% of 435)
Capital:	Atlanta

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Georgia State and Local Government

Georgia 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

For all offices EXCEPT President of the United States, if no candidate receives 50% of the vote plus 1 in the Primary or General Election, the top 2 vote getters will advance to a runoff.

Qualifying Candidate Information from the Georgia Secretary of State.

24 May 2016 Primary results from
Returns from the Secretary of State.
AP Statewide.

26 July 2016 run-off results from
AP.

8 November 2016 balloted and write-in returns from the Georgia Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 16 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (3, 17 write-ins)

		Republican	2,089,104	50.77%	Donald John Trump, Sr. • for Vice President: Indiana Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence (16 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 28 Nov 16; Tot $341,062,859; Dsb $333,457,857

		Democratic	1,877,963	45.64%	former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton • for Vice President: Virginia Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine • FEC P00003392; 28 Nov 16; Tot $583,217,328; Dsb $582,378,679

		Libertarian	125,306	3.05%	former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson • for Vice President: former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William F. "Bill" Weld • FEC P20002671; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,670,597; Dsb $11,505,633

		Write-in; (Independent)	13,017	0.32%	David Evan "Evan" McMullin • for Vice President: Nathan Daniel Johnson • FEC P60022654; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,634,839; Dsb $1,618,074
		Write-in; (Green)	7,674	0.19%	Jill E. Stein • for Vice President: Ajamu Baraka • FEC P20003984; 28 Nov 16; Tot $9,485,845; Dsb $5,315,546
		Write-in; (Constitution)	1,110	0.03%	Darrell Lane Castle • for Vice President: Scott N. Bradley • FEC P60021102; 28 Nov 16; Tot $71,876; Dsb $67,084
		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	151	0.00%	Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen • for Vice President: Juan Antonio Muñoz • FEC P60022787
		Write-in; (Independent)	78	0.00%	Cherunda Lynn Fox • for Vice President: Roger Matthew Kushner • FEC P60005303; 28 Oct 16; Tot $36,288; Dsb $36,288
		Write-in; (America's Party)	70	0.00%	Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling • for Vice President: Steven Bernard "Steve" Schulin • FEC P20005260
		Write-in; (Independent)	53	0.00%	Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith • for Vice President: Daniel Lee White • FEC P60020781
		Write-in; (Kotlikoff for President)	34	0.00%	Laurence J. "Larry" Kotlikoff • for Vice President: Edward Emery "Ed" Leamer • FEC P20004511
		Write-in	32	0.00%	Sandra Wilson
		Write-in; (Independent)	31	0.00%	Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan • for Vice President: Jason Alexander Washington • FEC P60020757
		Write-in	30	0.00%	Ricky Muhammad
		Write-in	24	0.00%	Scott Ralston Cubbler • for Vice President: Michael Rodriguez • FEC P60023207; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,157; Dsb $1,274
		Write-in	22	0.00%	Loren Collins
		Write-in; (Independent)	15	0.00%	Claire Elisabeth Elliott • FEC P80003643; 28 Nov 16; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Write-in	8	0.00%	David C. Byrne
		Write-in	5	0.00%	Stephen L. Allen
		Write-in	5	0.00%	Marc Urbach
Total			4,114,732	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator David Alfred Perdue • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010. (also served in U.S. House- first elected in a special election [to fill the seat vacated by the resignation of Congressman Newt Gingrich]: 1999; re-elected: 2000, 2002.) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Republican	2,135,806	54.78%	Senator John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson • FEC S6GA00119; 28 Nov 16; Tot $8,444,906; Dsb $9,847,235

		Democratic	1,599,726	41.03%	James Freeman "Jim" Barksdale • FEC S6GA00200; 28 Nov 16; Tot $4,912,063; Dsb $4,772,457

		Libertarian	162,260	4.16%	Allen Buckley • FEC S4GA11103

		Write-in	813	0.02%	Michelle Gates • FEC S6GA00259
Total			3,898,605	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor John Nathan "Nathan" Deal • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	Candidate list (1)

		Libertarian			Doug Craig

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected separately from Governor

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Lowell S. "Casey" Cagle • First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Republican (9 Renominated, 1 Open); 4 Democratic (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress

		Republican	210,243	99.59%	Congressman Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter • FEC H4GA01039; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,261,228; Dsb $721,460

		Write-in	869	0.41%	Nathan C. Russo • FEC H2GA01223
Total			211,112	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	148,543	61.23%	Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. • FEC H2GA02031; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,112,055; Dsb $1,027,172

		Republican	94,056	38.77%	Gregory Paul "Greg" Duke • FEC H4GA02060; 31 Dec 16; Tot $45,535; Dsb $44,957
Total			242,599	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3 Open		Republican	Congressman Lynn Acton Westmoreland • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 7 January 2016: Announced that he would not run for re-election.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	207,218	68.35%	West Point Mayor Anderson Drew "Drew" Ferguson, IV • FEC H6GA03113; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,248,954; Dsb $1,171,083

		Democratic	95,969	31.65%	Angela Pendley • FEC H6GA03154
Total			303,187	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	220,146	75.72%	Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. • FEC H6GA04129; 28 Nov 16; Tot $502,447; Dsb $437,331

		Republican	70,593	24.28%	Victor Armendariz • FEC H0GA04106; 28 Nov 16; Tot $7,095; Dsb $7,039
Total			290,739	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman John R. Lewis • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	253,781	84.44%	Congressman John R. Lewis • FEC H6GA05217; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,060,810; Dsb $988,793

		Republican	46,768	15.56%	Douglas Anthony "Doug" Bell • FEC H6GA05290; 28 Nov 16; Tot $10,114; Dsb $9,914
Total			300,549	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary. 29 November 2016: Nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for the position of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	201,088	61.68%	Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price • FEC H4GA06087; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,336,814; Dsb $2,333,320

		Democratic	124,917	38.32%	Rodney Stooksbury • FEC H6GA06124; 07 Dec 16; Tot $0; Dsb $0
Total			326,005	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman William Robert "Rob" Woodall, III • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	174,081	60.38%	Congressman William Robert "Rob" Woodall, III • FEC H0GA07133; 28 Nov 16; Tot $651,315; Dsb $382,479

		Democratic	114,220	39.62%	Rashid Malik • FEC H6GA07163
Total			288,301	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman James Austin "Austin" Scott • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	173,983	67.64%	Congressman James Austin "Austin" Scott • FEC H0GA08099; 28 Nov 16; Tot $993,174; Dsb $1,015,017

		Democratic	83,225	32.36%	James Neal Harris • FEC H6GA08120
Total			257,208	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman Douglas Allen "Doug" Collins • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 115th Congress

		Republican	256,535	100.00%	Congressman Douglas Allen "Doug" Collins • FEC H2GA09150; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,211,062; Dsb $1,310,381
Total			256,535	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Jody B. Hice • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress

		Republican	243,725	99.64%	Congressman Jody B. Hice • FEC H0GA07125; 28 Nov 16; Tot $491,849; Dsb $414,078

		Write-in; (Independent)	886	0.36%	Leonard "Len" Ware • FEC H6GA10159
Total			244,611	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Barry D. Loudermilk • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	217,935	67.41%	Congressman Barry D. Loudermilk • FEC H4GA11061; 28 Nov 16; Tot $833,370; Dsb $907,099

		Democratic	105,383	32.59%	Donald E. "Don" Wilson, Jr. • FEC H4GA11111
Total			323,318	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Richard Wallen "Rick" Allen • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	159,492	61.60%	Congressman Richard Wallen "Rick" Allen • FEC H2GA12121; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,140,563; Dsb $1,078,238

		Democratic	99,420	38.40%	Patricia "Tricia" Carpenter McCracken • FEC H6GA12031; 28 Nov 16; Tot $27,528; Dsb $10,440
Total			258,912	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman David Albert Scott • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	252,833	100.00%	Congressman David Albert Scott • FEC H2GA13012; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,243,041; Dsb $899,135
Total			252,833	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 14		Republican	Congressman John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected in a special election (to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Nathan Deal, Republican) 8 June 2010. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 24 May 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress

		Republican	216,743	99.90%	Congressman John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr. • FEC H0GA09030; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,359,836; Dsb $742,939

		Write-in	210	0.10%	Patrick A. Boggs • FEC H6GA14037
Total			216,953	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Brian Porter Kemp • Appointed 8 January 2010 upon the resignation of Karen C. Handel. First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Attorney General Christopher M. "Chris" Carr • Appointed: 1 November 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	On 1 November 2016, Samuel S. "Sam" Olens (Republican) who was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014 resigned to become President of Kennesaw State University. On 12 October 2016, Governor John Nathan "Nathan" Deal (Republican) selected one of his deputies, Chris Carr, as the replacement Attorney General. Reference: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Comptroller General/Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Comptroller General/Insurance Commissioner Ralph Terry Hudgens • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Superintendent of Education 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Education Superintendent Richard L. Woods • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Labor Commissioner John Mark "Mark" Butler • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 12 candidates
	• Republican: 20 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• America's Party: 1 candidate
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Kotlikoff for President: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 6 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 21 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.