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

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was held on December 6, 2022. The

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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

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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

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Federal offices

United States House of Representatives

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 1 to 4 with the re-election of Democrat

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and the elections of Democrats Bordeaux, Nikema Williams and Republican

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, resulting in the first Georgia delegation with more than one woman in membership.

United States Senate

Incumbent Democrat

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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 "

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"—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. A week after filing the paperwork, however, Perdue announced that he would not pursue another race for the Senate. Loeffler considered running again, while former U.S. Representative Doug Collins declined to run after heavy speculation that he would enter the race.

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, a professional football player, announced in August 2021 that he would join the Republican primary.

Governor

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Brian Kemp was elected in

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with 50.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election, facing primary challenges from former

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David Perdue and several other candidates. Stacey Abrams, former minority leader of the

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and Democratic nominee for governor in

, ran unchallenged for the Democratic nomination. Kemp easily won reelection, receiving 53.4% to Abrams’ 45.9% (7.5%)

Lieutenant governor

Secretary of State

Incumbent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ran for re-election, facing primary challenges from Republican Congressman

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and former Alpharetta mayor David Belle Isle. State Representative

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, former Cobb County Democratic Party Chairman, Dr. Michael Owens, former

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professor Manswell Peterson (withdrawn), and former Fulton County Commission Chair John Eaves, and former Georgia State Senator and Mayor of Milledgeville Floyd L. Griffin Jr. all declared their candidacies for the Democratic nomination.

Attorney general

Republican incumbent attorney general Chris Carr ran for re-election. State Senator

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ran for the Democratic nomination. 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

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Labor Commissioner

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

* Bruce Thompson, state senator

Eliminated in primary

*Kartik Bhatt, consumer-member of the Georgia Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts *

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, former state representative

Declined

* Mark Butler, incumbent labor commissioner

Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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, state representative

Eliminated in runoff

*Nicole Horn, entrepreneur

Eliminated in initial primary

Lester Jackson Lester George Jackson III (born July 26, 1959) is an American politician, educator, and dentist. He is a former state senator from Chatham County, Georgia.

, state senator *Thomas Dean, courier *Nadia Surrency, entrepreneur and philanthropist

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Emily Anderson, printer

General election

Results

State Superintendent of Schools

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

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Richard Woods, incumbent superintendent

= Eliminated in primary

= *

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, former superintendent, candidate for

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, candidate for superintendent in

, and candidate for U.S. House in

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Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Alisha Thomas Searcy, former state representative (2003–2015) and candidate for State School Superintendent in

= Eliminated in primary

= *Jaha Howard, Cobb County school board member *Currey Hitchens, lawyer *James Morrow Jr., teacher

=Withdrew

= *Everton Blair, member and former chair of the

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school board

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Did not file

= *Ken Pullin, former Republican state representative

General election

Results

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

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

Candidates

Nominee

* John King, incumbent commissioner

Eliminated in primary

*Patrick Witt, former Trump administration official ''( previously ran for U.S. House)'' *Ben Cowart, property developer

Endorsements

Polling

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Janice Laws Robinson, insurance broker

Eliminated in runoff

*Raphael Baker, insurance broker

Eliminated in initial primary

* Matthew Wilson, state representative

Endorsements

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Results

Agriculture Commissioner

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

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

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, state senator

=Declined

= * Gary Black, incumbent commissioner ''( ran for U.S. Senate)''

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Nakita Hemingway, cut-flower farmer

= Eliminated in primary

= *Fred Swann, mushroom farmer and nominee for agriculture commissioner in

* Winfred Dukes, state representative

= Did not file

= *Deborah Jackson, attorney, former mayor of

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, and candidate for U.S. Senate in

Endorsements

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *David Raudabaugh, salesman

General election

Results

Public Service Commission

On August 19, 2022, the

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upheld a ruling by Judge

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in the case ''Rose v. Raffensperger'' postponing both Georgia Public Service Commission elections which were due to be held on November 8, 2022. As a result, the following nominees for Districts 2 and 3 were removed from the general election ballot.

District 2

Incumbent Republican Commissioner

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ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent commissioner

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Patty Durand, former president of the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative

=Withdrew

= *Russell Edwards, Athens-Clarke County commissioner ''(endorsed Durand, remained on ballot)''

Libertarian primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Colin McKinney, physician

District 3 (Special)

On July 21, 2021, Republican Fitz Johnson was appointed by Governor Kemp to fill the vacancy created when incumbent commissioner

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resigned after being appointed to the

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Superior Court. Johnson will run in the special election to serve the remainder of Eaton's term.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Fitz Johnson, incumbent commissioner

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Sheila Edwards, public relations professional and community activist

= Eliminated in primary

= *Chandra Farley, energy consultant and chair of the Georgia

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Environmental and Climate Justice Committee *Missy Moore, commercial insurance agency owner

General Assembly

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

and one in the

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District Attorneys

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

Judicial elections

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

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

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, and Augusta.

Notes

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References

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