The 2016 United States Senate election in Georgia was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the

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to represent the State of

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, concurrently with the

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, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and

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to the

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and various

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and

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. The primary election for the Republican and Democratic parties took place on May 24, 2016. Incumbent

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Senator

Johnny Isakson John Hardy Isakson (December 28, 1944 – December 19, 2021) was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He represented in the United State ...

won re-election to a third term in office by a wide margin. Isakson resigned from the Senate on December 31, 2019, due to health issues. As of 2022, this remains the last time that a Republican has won a Senate election in Georgia, as well as the last time that suburban

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and

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counties have voted for a Republican in a statewide election. It also remains the last time that any statewide candidate has won an election in Georgia by double-digits.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

* Mary Kay Bacallao, college professor, former Fayette County

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member and candidate for State Superintendent of Schools in

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* Derrick Grayson,

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engineer, minister and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

, incumbent U.S. Senator

Withdrawn

* Lee Benedict, teacher and state senate candidate in

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(running for the Columbia County Commission)

Declined

Paul Broun Paul Collins Broun Jr. (born May 14, 1946) is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Broun unsuccessf ...

, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

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and

( running for GA-09) *

Tom Graves John Thomas Graves Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for from 2010 to 2013, followin ...

, U.S. Representative *

Kelly Loeffler Kelly Lynn Loeffler (, ; born November 27, 1970) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as a United States senator for Georgia from 2020 to 2021. Loeffler was chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and ...

, owner of the

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and future U.S. Senator for this seat * Tom Price, U.S. Representative * Allen West, former U.S. Representative from Florida

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* James F. Barksdale, investment firm executive * Cheryl Copeland, AT&T manager * John Coyne, businessman and perennial candidate

Withdrawn

* Jim Knox, information technologist and

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veteran

Declined

Stacey Abrams Stacey Yvonne Abrams (; born December 9, 1973) is an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, serving as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member ...

, Minority Leader of the

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Thurbert Baker Thurbert Earl Baker (born December 16, 1952) was the first African American Attorney General of the U.S. state of Georgia. He was appointed to the position in 1997 by Governor Zell Miller and served until January 10, 2011. Governor Zell Miller ...

, former

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and candidate for governor in

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Roy Barnes Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948)Cook, James F. (2005). ''The Governors of Georgia, 1754-2004, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th Govern ...

, former governor * John Barrow, former U.S. Representative * Jason Carter, state senator and nominee for

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Stacey Evans Stacey Godfrey Evans (born May 5, 1978) is an American politician and Georgia State Representative for District 57 starting in 2021. She received 56.8% of the primary vote, and was uncontested in the general election. A member of the Democratic ...

, state representative *

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, former

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* Scott Holcomb, state representative and candidate for secretary of state in

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Margaret Kaiser Margaret Kaiser is a former state representative from Georgia. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Personal life and education Kaiser graduated from Emory University. She is married to Eric Kaiser, who owns Grant Central and Grant Central E ...

, state representative * Jim Marshall, former U.S. Representative *

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, former CEO of

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and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

Kasim Reed Mohammed Kasim Reed (born June 10, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 59th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia's state capital and largest city, from 2010 to 2018. A Democrat, Reed was a member of the Georgia House of Represen ...

* Michael Sterling, executive director of the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, former Assistant United States Attorney and former adviser to Mayor

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, former state senator * Ed Tarver,

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for the Southern District of Georgia and former state senator *

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, former state senator and candidate for GA-12 in

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and

Teresa Tomlinson Teresa Pike Tomlinson (born February 19, 1965) is an Americans, American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she was elected and served as the 69th List of mayors of Columbus, Georgia, May ...

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Raphael Warnock Raphael Gamaliel Warnock ( ; born July 23, 1969) is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed office on January 20, 2021. Since 20 ...

, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and future U.S. Senator for this seat *

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, former president of the Georgia School Boards Association, former chair of the Decatur School Board, and nominee for State Superintendent of Schools in

Results

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

* Allen Buckley, attorney, accountant, nominee for the U.S. Senate in

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and

and nominee for

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* Ted Metz, insurance agent, former Cobb County Republican district chairman, and nominee for insurance commissioner in

Allen Buckley won the nomination at the March 5, 2016, nominating convention in

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http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/04/18/georgias-libertarian-senate-candidate-sees-opportunity-with-donald-trumps-candidacy/

General election

Debates

Polling

Predictions

Results

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Johnny Isakson (R) for Senate

Jim Barksdale (D) for Senate

Allen Buckley (L) for Senate
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