Georgia 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Georgia 2017 General Election

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Georgia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Special Election House CD 6: Tuesday 18 April 2017
✓ Special Runoff House CD 6: Tuesday 20 June 2017

✓ Wednesday 15 February 2017 - Filing Deadliine Special Election CD 6 .
✓ Tuesday 18 April 2017 - Special Election House CD 6. Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 20 June 2017 - Special Runoff House CD 6. Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 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

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.

Special elections: All candidates (regardless of party affiliation) run on a single ballot. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff.

Tuesday 18 April 2017 US House CD 6 Special Election returns from the Georgia Secretary of State.

20 June 2017: Returns from 6th Congressional District Special Election from the Georgia Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^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 • (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.) First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2004; re-elected: 2010; 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

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 (8)

		Democratic			former state Representative Stacey Abrams

		Republican			Lieutenant Governor Lowell S. "Casey" Cagle • 11 April 2017: Filed paperwork to run for Governor.
		Republican			former state Senator Hunter Hill
		Republican			Secretary of State Brian Porter Kemp • 31 March 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
		Republican			Clay Tippins
		Republican			Marc Alan Urbach
		Republican			state Senator Michael Williams

		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 • Open Seat - 11 April 2017: Filed paperwork to run for Governor.
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican			state Representative Geoff Duncan
		Republican			state Senator Rick Jeffares
		Republican			Rick "Wolfy" Knox
		Republican			state Senator David Shafer

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Republican (10 Undetermined); 4 Democratic (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Adam Wayne Bridges • FEC H8GA01048
		Democratic			Bernard Stefan "Steve" Jarvis • FEC H8GA01055
		Democratic			Richard Charles "Rick" Jaworski • FEC H8GA01030
		Democratic			Lisa M. Ring • FEC H8GA01063; 30 Sep 17; Tot $15,683; Dsb $10,193
		Democratic			Barbara A. Seidman • FEC H8GA01071; 13 Oct 17; Tot $7,597; Dsb $6,905

		*Republican*			*Congressman Earl Leroy "Buddy" Carter* • FEC H4GA01039; 30 Sep 17; Tot $662,329; Dsb $372,645

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr.* • FEC H2GA02031; 30 Sep 17; Tot $434,122; Dsb $304,430
		Democratic			Carl Sprayberry • FEC H8GA02079

		Republican			Bruce William McPherson • FEC H8GA02061; 30 Sep 17; Tot $34,644; Dsb $4,854
		Republican			Herman West, Jr.

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Anderson Drew "Drew" Ferguson, IV • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Charles Joseph "Chuck" Enderlin, Jr. • FEC H8GA03051; 30 Sep 17; Tot $4,900; Dsb $574
		Democratic			Melvin Russell "Rusty" Oliver • FEC H8GA03069

		*Republican*			*Congressman Anderson Drew "Drew" Ferguson, IV* • FEC H6GA03113; 30 Sep 17; Tot $474,889; Dsb $299,552
		Republican			Philip Jerald Singleton • FEC H8GA03044; 30 Sep 17; Tot $6,294; Dsb $108

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Ryan Guillory • FEC H8GA04109; 30 Sep 17; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.* • FEC H6GA04129; 30 Sep 17; Tot $142,059; Dsb $165,626
		Democratic			Juan Fitzgerald Parks • FEC H8GA04117

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman John R. Lewis • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman John R. Lewis* • FEC H6GA05217; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,429,278; Dsb $741,937

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Karen Christine Handel • First elected in a Special Election: 20 June 2017 [re: resignation of Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price (Republican) who became Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump Administration] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Kevin Abel • FEC H8GA06377
		Democratic			former state Representative Sally Harrell • 19 February 2017: Filed to run in 2018. • FEC H8GA06187; 30 Sep 17; Tot $15,567; Dsb $24,376
		Democratic			Bobby Kaple • FEC H8GA06369
		Democratic			Richard Earl Keatley • FEC H8GA06211; 30 Sep 17; Tot $16,090; Dsb $17,841
	10 February 2017: Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price (Republican), who was first elected in 2004 to the U.S. House of Representative, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 52-47, as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump Administration. He was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on 29 November 2016. 10 February 2017: Governor John Nathan "Nathan" Deal (Republican) called a Special Primary for 18 April 2017. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff on 20 June 2017. 6th Congressional District Special Election Information from the Georgia Secretary of State. 20 June 2017: former Secretary of State Karen Christine Handel (Republican) wins the Special Election.

Special Election - 115th Congress
CD 6 Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 20 June 2017 • Special Election
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	134,799	51.78%	former Secretary of State Karen Christine Handel • 18 April 2017: Received 20% in the primary. Proceeds to 20 June 2017 runoff. • FEC H8GA06286; 30 Sep 17; Tot $6,700,573; Dsb $6,218,111

		Democratic	125,517	48.22%	T. Jonathan "Jon" Ossoff • 18 April 2017: Received 48% in the primary. Proceeds to 20 June 2017 runoff. • FEC H8GA06195; 30 Sep 17; Tot $30,593,833; Dsb $30,489,158
Total			260,316	100.00%
	10 February 2017: Congressman Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price (Republican), who was first elected in 2004 as a U.S. Representative, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 52-47, as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in the Trump Administration. 10 February 2017: Governor John Nathan "Nathan" Deal (Republican) called a Special Primary for 18 April 2017. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the vote that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff on 20 June 2017. 15 February 2017: Qualified Candidates for the 18 April Special Election from the Georgia Secretary of State. Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the Tuesday 18 April 2017 Special Election, the top 2 vote getters will advance to a Tuesday 20 June 2017 runoff. 6th Congressional District Special Election Information from the Georgia Secretary of State. 20 June 2017: Returns from 6th Congressional District Special Election from the Georgia Secretary of State.

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman William Robert "Rob" Woodall, III • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (8) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Kathleen Allen • FEC H8GA07144; 30 Sep 17; Tot $13,946; Dsb $5,590
		Democratic			Carolyn Bourdeaux • FEC H8GA07201; 30 Sep 17; Tot $125,330; Dsb $46,967
		Democratic			Melissa Davis • FEC H8GA07185; 30 Sep 17; Tot $15,982; Dsb $13,038
		Democratic			David Kim • FEC H8GA07151; 30 Sep 17; Tot $292,080; Dsb $55,211
		Democratic			Ethan Pham • FEC H8GA07177; 30 Sep 17; Tot $129,672; Dsb $19,188
		Democratic			Steven M. "Steve" Reilly • FEC H8GA07169; 30 Sep 17; Tot $19,742; Dsb $10,059

		Republican			Shane Hazel • FEC H8GA07193; 30 Sep 17; Tot $24,148; Dsb $8,322
		*Republican*			*Congressman William Robert "Rob" Woodall, III* • FEC H0GA07133; 30 Sep 17; Tot $234,061; Dsb $258,828

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman James Austin "Austin" Scott • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			James Patrick "Jimmy" McInnis • FEC H8GA08068; 15 Apr 17; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Democratic			Willie F. "Fred" Swann • FEC H8GA08076; 30 Sep 17; Tot $3,400; Dsb $1,278

		Republican			Vance Dean
		Republican			Daniel "Danny" Ellyson • FEC H8GA08092; 31 Dec 17; Tot $1,027; Dsb $0
		*Republican*			*Congressman James Austin "Austin" Scott* • FEC H0GA08099; 30 Sep 17; Tot $361,991; Dsb $258,184

		Green			James L. "Jimmy" Cooper, III • FEC H8GA08118

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman Douglas Allen "Doug" Collins • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Joshua Braxton "Josh" McCall • FEC H8GA09058; 30 Sep 17; Tot $17,342; Dsb $4,512

		*Republican*			*Congressman Douglas Allen "Doug" Collins* • FEC H2GA09150; 30 Sep 17; Tot $424,468; Dsb $233,404

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Jody B. Hice • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Kellie Lynn Collins • FEC H8GA10130
		Democratic			Chalis Pomeroy Montgomery • FEC H8GA10148; 30 Sep 17; Tot $15,007; Dsb $3,977

		*Republican*			*Congressman Jody B. Hice* • FEC H0GA07125; 30 Sep 17; Tot $243,777; Dsb $147,629
		Republican			Joseph William "Joe" Hunt • FEC H8GA10163; 30 Sep 17; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		Green			Fernando Gamarra

		Independent			Patrick Moorehead • FEC H8GA10155; 07 Dec 17; Tot $70; Dsb $54

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Barry D. Loudermilk • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Harry Braun
		Democratic			Elizabeth Natalie Webster • FEC H8GA11039
		Democratic			Quentin Adam "Adam" Wynn • FEC H8GA11047

		Republican			William Llop • FEC H2GA11198; 29 Mar 17; Tot $2,500; Dsb $24,896
		*Republican*			*Congressman Barry D. Loudermilk* • FEC H4GA11061; 30 Sep 17; Tot $357,513; Dsb $131,622
		Republican			Gavin Miller • FEC H8GA11021

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Richard Wallen "Rick" Allen • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Michael Trenton "Trent" Nesmith • FEC H8GA12052; 30 Sep 17; Tot $13,639; Dsb $13,930

		*Republican*			*Congressman Richard Wallen "Rick" Allen* • FEC H2GA12121; 30 Sep 17; Tot $310,453; Dsb $169,586

		Independent			Mary West • FEC H8GA12060

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman David Albert Scott • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman David Albert Scott* • FEC H2GA13012; 30 Sep 17; Tot $501,760; Dsb $276,441

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 14		Republican	Congressman John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr. • 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 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Brian Rosser

		*Republican*			*Congressman John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr.* • FEC H0GA09030; 30 Sep 17; Tot $870,852; Dsb $288,194

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 • Open Seat - 31 March 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
	Candidate list (7)

		Democratic			former Congressman John Barrow • First elected: 2004, unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2014.
		Democratic			former state Representative Dorothea "Dee" Dawkins-Haigler
		Democratic			former Rockdale County Tax Commissioner R.J. Hadley • ?

		Republican			state Representative Buzz Brockway
		Republican			former Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle
		Republican			state Senator Joshua "Josh" McKoon
		Republican			state Representative Brad Raffensperger

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.

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 • Open Seat - Not a candidate in 2018, retiring.
	Candidate list (5)

		Democratic			Tomeka M. Kimbrough
		Democratic			Cindy Zeldin

		Republican			Jim Beck
		Republican			Jay Florence
		Republican			Shane Mobley

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
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic			Otha Thornton

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 42 candidates
	• Republican: 21 incumbents, 36 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 2 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.