2022 Georgia State Senate election
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Elections to the Georgia State Senate were held on November 8, 2022, alongside the other 2022 United States elections. All 56 seats were up for election.[1]
Democrats gained one seat, decreasing the Republican majority to 33 out of 56 seats.[2]
Retirements
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- District 2: Lester Jackson retired to run for Commissioner of Labor.
- District 6: Jen Jordan retired to run for Attorney General.
- District 48: Michelle Au retired to run for state representative from District 50.
Republicans
[edit]- District 3: Sheila McNeill retired.
- District 7: Tyler Harper retired to run for Commissioner of Agriculture.
- District 14: Bruce Thompson retired to run for Commissioner of Labor.
- District 25: Burt Jones retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
- District 37: Lindsey Tippins retired.
- District 49: Butch Miller retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
- District 53: Jeff Mullis retired.
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Likely R | May 19, 2022 |
Closest races
[edit]Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 7, 5.68% (gain)
- State Senate district 14, 9.38% (gain)
Results
[edit]| District | Result | Republican | Democratic | Total votes | |||||
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| Candidate | Votes | Share | Candidate | Votes | Share | ||||
| 1 | Rep. hold | Ben Watson (inc.) | 43,080 | 61.38% | James “Jay” Jones | 27,106 | 38.62% | 70,186 | |
| 2 | Dem. hold | Clinton Young | 16,203 | 28.05% | Derek Mallow | 41,553 | 71.95% | 57,556 | |
| 3 | Rep. hold | Mike Hodges | 54,807 | 100% | did not contest | 54,807 | |||
| 4 | Rep. hold | Billy Hickman (inc.) | 53,563 | 100% | did not contest | 53,563 | |||
| 5 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Sheikh Rahman (inc.) | 26,340 | 100% | 26,340 | |||
| 6 | Dem. hold | Fred Glass | 34,607 | 43.43% | Jason Esteves | 45,076 | 56.57% | 79,683 | |
| 7 | Dem. gain | Josh McKay | 29,148 | 47.16% | Nabilah Islam | 32,665 | 52.84% | 61,813 | |
| 8 | Rep. hold | Russ Goodman (inc.) | 47,458 | 100% | did not contest | 47,458 | |||
| 9 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Nikki Merritt (inc.) | 47,638 | 100% | 47,638 | |||
| 10 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Emanuel Jones (inc.) | 68,240 | 100% | 68,240 | |||
| 11 | Rep. hold | Dean Burke (inc.) | 49,591 | 100% | did not contest | 49,591 | |||
| 12 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Freddie Powell Sims (inc.) | 48,502 | 100% | 48,502 | |||
| 13 | Rep. hold | Carden Summers (inc.) | 54,014 | 100% | did not contest | 54,014 | |||
| 14 | Dem. gain | Liz Hausmann | 34,257 | 45.31% | Josh McLaurin | 41,353 | 54.69% | 75,610 | |
| 15 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Ed Harbison (inc.) | 39,953 | 100% | 39,953 | |||
| 16 | Rep. hold | Marty Harbin (inc.) | 57,965 | 68.18% | Pingke Dubignon | 27,048 | 31.82% | 85,013 | |
| 17 | Rep. hold | Brian Strickland (inc.) | 49,532 | 61.56% | Kacy D. Morgan | 30,929 | 38.44% | 80,461 | |
| 18 | Rep. hold | John F. Kennedy (inc.) | 49,581 | 64.43% | Chris Benton | 27,372 | 35.57% | 76,953 | |
| 19 | Rep. hold | Blake Tillery (inc.) | 45,431 | 78.68% | Michael “Buckle” Moore | 12,308 | 21.32% | 57,739 | |
| 20 | Rep. hold | Larry Walker (inc.) | 59,824 | 100% | did not contest | 59,824 | |||
| 21 | Rep. hold | Brandon Beach (inc.) | 73,600 | 100% | did not contest | 73,600 | |||
| 22 | Dem. hold | Andrew Danielson | 17,077 | 29.57% | Harold V. Jones II (inc.) | 40,676 | 70.43% | 57,753 | |
| 23 | Rep. hold | Max Burns (inc.) | 53,320 | 100% | did not contest | 53,320 | |||
| 24 | Rep. hold | Lee Anderson (inc.) | 72,370 | 100% | did not contest | 72,370 | |||
| 25 | Rep. hold | Rick Williams | 46,289 | 61.66% | Valerie Rodgers | 28,777 | 38.34% | 75,066 | |
| 26 | Dem. hold | did not contest | David E. Lucas Sr. (inc.) | 45,293 | 100% | 45,293 | |||
| 27 | Rep. hold | Greg Dolezal (inc.) | 58,096 | 73.87% | Brett Binion | 20,551 | 26.13% | 78,647 | |
| 28 | Rep. hold | Matt Brass (inc.) | 67,216 | 100% | did not contest | 67,216 | |||
| 29 | Rep. hold | Randy Robertson (inc.) | 48,339 | 66.25% | Ellen Wright | 24,628 | 33.75% | 72,967 | |
| 30 | Rep. hold | Mike Dugan (inc.) | 59,251 | 100% | did not contest | 59,251 | |||
| 31 | Rep. hold | Jason Anavitarte (inc.) | 57,843 | 100% | did not contest | 57,843 | |||
| 32 | Rep. hold | Kay Kirkpatrick (inc.) | 48,081 | 61.59% | Sylvia L. Bennett | 29,982 | 38.41% | 78,063 | |
| 33 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Michael Rhett (inc.) | 47,887 | 100% | 47,887 | |||
| 34 | Dem. hold | Tommy Smith | 8,689 | 16.29% | Valencia Seay (inc.) | 44,660 | 83.71% | 53,341 | |
| 35 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Donzella James (inc.) | 62,015 | 100% | 62,015 | |||
| 36 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Nan Orrock (inc.) | 63,848 | 100% | 63,848 | |||
| 37 | Rep. hold | Ed Setzler | 51,953 | 58.84% | Vanessa Parker | 36,341 | 41.16% | 88,294 | |
| 38 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Horacena Tate (inc.) | 64,418 | 100% | 64,418 | |||
| 39 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Sonya Halpern (inc.) | 60,401 | 100% | 60,401 | |||
| 40 | Dem. hold | Austin McDonald | 24,870 | 38.43% | Sally Harrell (inc.) | 39,839 | 61.57% | 64,709 | |
| 41 | Dem. hold | Jayre Jones | 11,195 | 17.85% | Kim Jackson (inc.) | 51,512 | 82.15% | 62,707 | |
| 42 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Elena Parent (inc.) | 77,961 | 100% | 77,961 | |||
| 43 | Dem. hold | Melanie Williams | 17,128 | 24.95% | Tonya Anderson (inc.) | 51,534 | 75.05% | 68,662 | |
| 44 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Gail Davenport (inc.) | 61,768 | 100% | 61,768 | |||
| 45 | Rep. hold | Clint Dixon (inc.) | 41,416 | 61.29% | Matielyn Jones | 26,163 | 38.71% | 67,579 | |
| 46 | Rep. hold | Bill Cowsert (inc.) | 48,555 | 64.02% | Andrew Ferguson | 27,286 | 35.98% | 75,841 | |
| 47 | Rep. hold | Frank Ginn (inc.) | 44,530 | 62.00% | Conolus Scott Jr. | 27,287 | 38.00% | 71,817 | |
| 48 | Rep. gain | Shawn Still | 41,464 | 56.72% | Josh Uddin | 31,635 | 43.28% | 73,099 | |
| 49 | Rep. hold | Shelly Echols | 53,106 | 75.84% | Jody Cooley | 16,919 | 24.16% | 70,025 | |
| 50 | Rep. hold | Bo Hatchett (inc.) | 62,105 | 84.78% | Paulette Williams | 11,551 | 15.22% | 73,256 | |
| 51 | Rep. hold | Steve Gooch (inc.) | 79,579 | 100% | did not contest | 79,579 | |||
| 52 | Rep. hold | Chuck Hufstetler (inc.) | 57,785 | 100% | did not contest | 57,785 | |||
| 53 | Rep. hold | Colton Moore | 56,221 | 100% | did not contest | 56,221 | |||
| 54 | Rep. hold | Chuck Payne (inc.) | 48,051 | 100% | did not contest | 48,051 | |||
| 55 | Dem. hold | did not contest | Gloria S. Butler (inc.) | 62,044 | 100% | 62,044 | |||
| 56 | Rep. hold | John Albers (inc.) | 58,121 | 61.65% | Patrick Thompson | 36,156 | 38.35% | 94,277 | |
Due to redistricting, District 7 moved from southern Georgia to the Atlanta region.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Because the Lieutenant Governor has the power to break ties in the Senate, a Senate majority requires either 29 seats or 28 seats with control of the Lieutenant Governor's office.
- ^ King, Maya; Corasaniti, Nick (March 28, 2022). "Local Election Officials in Georgia Oppose G.O.P. Election Bill". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ "Republicans keep control of Georgia House and Senate". WABE. November 9, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Election Night Reporting". Clarity Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2022.