2016 Georgia state elections

For the election in the country of Georgia, see 2016 Georgian parliamentary election.

2016 Georgia elections

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Georgia's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.

All 180 seats of the Georgia House of Representatives and all 56 seats of the Georgia Senate were up for election.

Federal Elections

Presidential election

Main article: United States presidential election in Georgia, 2016

Main article: Georgia Democratic primary, 2016

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 2016
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Donald Trump	Mike Pence	2,089,104	51.05%	16
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	Tim Kaine	1,877,963	45.89%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	William Weld	125,306	3.06%	0
Totals				4,092,373	100.00%	16
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

U.S. House

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2016

U.S. Senate

Main article: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2016

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2016 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Johnny Isakson (incumbent)	2,135,806	54.80%
	Democratic	Jim Barksdale	1,599,726	41.04%
	Libertarian	Allen Buckley	162,260	4.16%
Total votes			3,897,792	100.00%
	Republican hold

Public Service Commission

District 2

2016 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 election

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Nominee Tim Echols Eric Hoskins Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 2,390,836 1,200,076 Percentage 66.58% 33.42%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Echols:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90% Hoskins:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Tie:     40-50%      No Data

Commissioner before election Tim Echols Republican Elected Commissioner Tim Echols Republican

Incumbent Commissioner Tim Echols defeated challengers Kellie Austin and Michelle Miller in the Republican primary. Echols defeated Libertarian Eric Hoskins in the general election, with no Democrat filing for the contest.

Republican Primary

• Kellie Austin
• Michelle Miller
• Tim Echols, incumbent.

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Echols (incumbent)	373,466	68.97
	Republican	Michelle Miller	97,025	17.92
	Republican	Kellie Austin	71,010	13.11
Total votes			541,501	100

General election

2016 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Echols (incumbent)	2,390,836	66.58
	Libertarian	Eric Hoskins	1,200,076	33.42
Total votes			3,590,912	100
	Republican hold

General Assembly

Summary

Senate

Affiliation		Candidates	Votes	Vote %	Seats Won
	Republican	42	2,247,579	64.07%	38 (1)
	Democratic	27	1,260,395	35.93%	18 (1)
Total		69	3,507,974	100%	56

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Candidates	Votes	Vote %	Seats Won
	Republican	129	2,239,064	64.22%	118
	Democratic	82	1,239,831	35.56%	62 (1)
	Independent	1	7,726	0.22%	0 (1)
Total		212	3,486,621	100%	180

Senate

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Republican	Ben Watson	Won		Republican	Ben Watson	59,151	100.00%
2		Democratic	Lester Jackson	Won		Democratic	Lester Jackson	54,264	100.00%
3		Republican	William Ligon Jr	Won		Republican	William Ligon Jr	53,872	100.00%
4		Republican	Jack Hill	Won		Republican	Jack Hill	54,539	100.00%
5		Democratic	Curt Thompson	Won		Democratic	Curt Thompson	35,586	100.00%
6		Republican	Hunter Hill	Won		Republican	Hunter Hill	42,338	51.92%
						Democratic	Jaha Howard	39,201	48.08%
7		Republican	Tyler Harper	Won		Republican	Tyler Harper	48,481	100.00%
8		Republican	Ellis Black	Won		Republican	Ellis Black	37,237	64.31%
						Democratic	Gregory Williams	20,661	35.69%
9		Republican	P. K. Martin	Won		Republican	P. K. Martin	65,094	100.00%
10		Democratic	Emanuel Jones	Won		Democratic	Emanuel Jones	70,764	100.00%
11		Republican	Dean Burke	Won		Republican	Dean Burke	49,068	100.00%
12		Democratic	Freddie Powell Sims	Won		Democratic	Freddie Powell Sims	48,863	100.00%
13		Republican	Greg Kirk	Won		Republican	Greg Kirk	43,534	72.09%
						Democratic	Ruenette Melton	16,853	27.91%
14		Republican	Bruce Thompson	Won		Republican	Bruce Thompson	63,251	100.00%
15		Democratic	Ed Harbison	Won		Democratic	Ed Harbison	44,076	100.00%
16		Republican	Marty Harbin	Won		Republican	Marty Harbin	66,383	100.00%
17		Republican	Richard Jeffares	Won		Republican	Richard Jeffares	48,444	59.65%
						Democratic	Bill Blackmon	32,772	40.35%
18		Republican	John F. Kennedy	Won		Republican	John F. Kennedy	60,751	100.00%
19		Republican	Tommie Williams	Retired		Republican	Blake Tillery	43,329	100.00%
20		Republican	Larry Walker	Won		Republican	Larry Walker	60,774	100.00%
21		Republican	Brandon Beach	Won		Republican	Brandon Beach	78,154	100.00%
22		Democratic	Harold V. Jones II	Won		Democratic	Harold V. Jones II	52,532	100.00%
23		Republican	Jesse Stone	Won		Republican	Jesse Stone	52,831	100.00%
24		Republican	William Jackson	Retired		Republican	Lee Anderson	56,883	68.64%
						Democratic	Brenda J. Jordan	25,988	31.36%
25		Republican	Burt Jones	Won		Republican	Burt Jones	60,036	100.00%
26		Democratic	David Lucas Sr	Won		Democratic	David Lucas Sr	47,812	100.00%
27		Republican	Michael Williams	Won		Republican	Michael Williams	73,417	78.46%
						Democratic	Daniel Blackman	20,153	21.54%
28		Republican	Mike Crane	Retired		Republican	Matt Brass	68,100	100.00%
29		Republican	Josh McKoon	Won		Republican	Josh McKoon	47,258	64.26%
						Democratic	Ben Anderson	26,282	35.74%
30		Republican	Michael Dugan	Won		Republican	Michael Dugan	58,574	100.00%
31		Republican	Bill Heath	Won		Republican	Bill Heath	60,268	100.00%
32		Republican	Judson Hill	Won		Republican	Judson Hill	78,117	100.00%
33		Democratic	Michael Rhett	Won		Democratic	Michael Rhett	52,902	100.00%
34		Democratic	Valencia Seay	Won		Democratic	Valencia Seay	53,434	100.00%
35		Democratic	Donzella James	Won		Democratic	Donzella James	66,099	100.00%
36		Democratic	Nan Orrock	Won		Democratic	Nan Orrock	66,698	100.00%
37		Republican	Lindsey Tippins	Won		Republican	Lindsey Tippins	70,588	100.00%
38		Democratic	Horacena Tate	Won		Democratic	Horacena Tate	59,542	78.54%
						Republican	James (J. W.) Morrow Jr	16,265	21.46%
39		Democratic	Vincent Fort	Won		Democratic	Vincent Fort	67,041	100.00%
40		Republican	Fran Millar	Won		Republican	Fran Millar	42,050	56.19%
						Democratic	Tamara Johnson-Shealey	32,785	43.81%
41		Democratic	Steve Henson	Won		Democratic	Steve Henson	52,579	100.00%
42		Democratic	Elena Parent	Won		Democratic	Elena Parent	62,146	76.88%
						Republican	Kenneth Brett Quarterman	18,687	23.12%
43		Republican	JaNice Van Ness	Defeated		Democratic	Tonya P. Anderson	50,436	70.43%
						Republican	JaNice Van Ness	21,175	29.57%
44		Democratic	Gail Davenport	Won		Democratic	Gail Davenport	66,050	100.00%
45		Republican	Renee Unterman	Won		Republican	Renee Unterman	64,059	100.00%
46		Republican	Bill Cowsert	Won		Republican	Bill Cowsert	62,565	100.00%
47		Republican	Frank Ginn	Won		Republican	Frank Ginn	57,837	100.00%
48		Republican	David Shafer	Won		Republican	David Shafer	51,546	100.00%
49		Republican	Cecil T. "Butch" Miller	Won		Republican	Cecil T. "Butch" Miller	59,242	100.00%
50		Republican	John K Wilkinson	Won		Republican	John K Wilkinson	61,180	100.00%
51		Republican	Steve Gooch	Won		Republican	Steve Gooch	70,737	100.00%
52		Republican	Chuck Hufstetler	Won		Republican	Chuck Hufstetler	52,820	100.00%
53		Republican	Jeff Mullis	Won		Republican	Jeff Mullis	55,148	100.00%
54		Republican	Charlie Bethel	Won		Republican	Charlie Bethel	46,908	100.00%
55		Democratic	Gloria Butler	Won		Democratic	Gloria Butler	61,907	77.78%
						Republican	Annette Davis Jackson	17,686	22.22%
56		Republican	John Albers	Won		Republican	John Albers	49,202	59.88%
						Democratic	Patrick Thompson	32,969	40.12%

House of Representatives

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Republican	John Deffenbaugh	Won		Republican	John Deffenbaugh	15,786	100.00%
2		Republican	Steve Tarvin	Won		Republican	Steve Tarvin	17,938	100.00%
3		Republican	Tom Weldon, Jr.	Retired		Republican	Dewayne Hill	19,071	100.00%
4		Republican	Bruce Broadrick Sr	Won		Republican	Bruce Broadrick Sr	11,335	100.00%
5		Republican	John Meadows	Won		Republican	John Meadows	14,813	100.00%
6		Republican	Tom Dickson	Defeated in primary		Republican	Jason T. Ridley	14,654	100.00%
7		Republican	David Ralston	Won		Republican	David Ralston	21,666	100.00%
8		Republican	Stephen Allison	Retired		Republican	Matt Gurtler	24,824	100.00%
9		Republican	Kevin Tanner	Won		Republican	Kevin Tanner	21,293	100.00%
10		Republican	Terry Rogers	Won		Republican	Terry Rogers	18,168	100.00%
11		Republican	Rick Jasperse	Won		Republican	Rick Jasperse	18,000	84.46%
						Democratic	Brandon D Crisp	3,313	15.54%
12		Republican	Eddie Lumsden	Won		Republican	Eddie Lumsden	15,880	100.00%
13		Republican	Katie Dempsey	Won		Republican	Katie Dempsey	14,476	100.00%
14		Republican	Christian Coomer	Won		Republican	Christian Coomer	18,677	100.00%
15		Republican	Paul Battles	Won		Republican	Paul Battles	15,182	75.79%
						Democratic	Stephanie F Lujan	4,849	24.21%
16		Republican	Trey Kelley	Won		Republican	Trey Kelley	17,296	100.00%
17		Republican	Howard Maxwell	Won		Republican	Howard Maxwell	20,415	100.00%
18		Republican	Kevin Cooke	Won		Republican	Kevin Cooke	16,474	100.00%
19		Republican	Paulette Rakestraw	Won		Republican	Paulette Rakestraw	19,802	100.00%
20		Republican	Michael Caldwell	Won		Republican	Michael Caldwell	23,543	100.00%
21		Republican	Scot Turner	Won		Republican	Scot Turner	23,967	100.00%
22		Republican	Wes Cantrell	Won		Republican	Wes Cantrell	25,794	83.18%
						Democratic	Oscar 'Asghar' Hajloo	5,216	16.82%
23		Republican	Mandi Ballinger	Won		Republican	Mandi Ballinger	20,944	100.00%
24		Republican	Sheri Smallwood Gilligan	Won		Republican	Sheri Smallwood Gilligan	25,996	100.00%
25		Republican	Mike Dudgeon	Retired		Republican	Todd Jones	26,162	100.00%
26		Republican	Geoff Duncan	Won		Republican	Geoff Duncan	26,386	100.00%
27		Republican	Lee Hawkins	Won		Republican	Lee Hawkins	19,469	100.00%
28		Republican	Dan Gasaway	Won		Republican	Dan Gasaway	17,925	100.00%
29		Republican	Carl Rogers	Retired		Republican	Matt Dubnik	12,733	100.00%
30		Republican	Emory Dunahoo Jr	Won		Republican	Emory Dunahoo Jr	15,115	74.03%
						Democratic	Michelle Jones	5,302	25.97%
31		Republican	Tommy Benton	Won		Republican	Tommy Benton	21,810	100.00%
32		Republican	Alan Powell	Won		Republican	Alan Powell	18,783	100.00%
33		Republican	Tom McCall	Won		Republican	Tom McCall	19,190	100.00%
34		Republican	Bert Reeves	Won		Republican	Bert Reeves	15,886	63.71%
						Democratic	Justin Holsomback	9,050	36.29%
35		Republican	Ed Setzler	Won		Republican	Ed Setzler	18,901	100.00%
36		Republican	Earl Ehrhart	Won		Republican	Earl Ehrhart	26,807	100.00%
37		Republican	Sam Teasley	Won		Republican	Sam Teasley	13,965	56.93%
						Democratic	Bill Bolton	10,567	43.07%
38		Democratic	David Wilkerson	Won		Democratic	David Wilkerson	19,547	100.00%
39		Democratic	Erica Thomas	Won		Democratic	Erica Thomas	18,097	100.00%
40		Republican	Rich Golick	Won		Republican	Rich Golick	15,863	53.51%
						Democratic	Erick E. Allen	13,781	46.49%
41		Democratic	Michael Smith	Won		Democratic	Michael Smith	13,843	100.00%
42		Democratic	Stacey Evans	Won		Democratic	Stacey Evans	11,384	73.25%
						Republican	Matt Vaughn	4,157	26.75%
43		Republican	Sharon Cooper	Won		Republican	Sharon Cooper	20,889	100.00%
44		Republican	Don L. Parsons	Won		Republican	Don L. Parsons	21,759	100.00%
45		Republican	Matt Dollar	Won		Republican	Matt Dollar	24,907	100.00%
46		Republican	John Carson	Won		Republican	John Carson	24,736	100.00%
47		Republican	Jan Jones	Won		Republican	Jan Jones	23,622	100.00%
48		Republican	Betty Price	Won		Republican	Betty Price	17,886	100.00%
49		Republican	Charles E. "Chuck" Martin	Won		Republican	Charles E. "Chuck" Martin	20,599	100.00%
50		Republican	Brad Raffensperger	Won		Republican	Brad Raffensperger	17,802	100.00%
51		Republican	Wendell Willard	Won		Republican	Wendell Willard	19,210	100.00%
52		Republican	Joe Wilkinson	Retired		Republican	Deborah Silcox	21,263	100.00%
53		Democratic	Sheila Jones	Won		Democratic	Sheila Jones	20,617	100.00%
54		Republican	Beth Beskin	Won		Republican	Beth Beskin	17,620	60.57%
						Democratic	Robert Bob Gibeling	11,472	39.43%
55		Democratic	Marie Metze	Won		Democratic	Marie Metze	23,111	100.00%
56		Democratic	"Able" Mable Thomas	Won		Democratic	"Able" Mable Thomas	16,683	100.00%
57		Democratic	Pat Gardner	Won		Democratic	Pat Gardner	23,832	100.00%
58		Democratic	Park Cannon	Won		Democratic	Park Cannon	23,287	100.00%
59		Democratic	Margaret Kaiser	Retired		Democratic	David Dreyer	20,276	100.00%
60		Democratic	Keisha Waites	Won		Democratic	Keisha Waites	15,824	91.64%
						Republican	Ralph Nobles	1,443	8.36%
61		Democratic	Roger Bruce	Won		Democratic	Roger Bruce	20,473	100.00%
62		Democratic	LaDawn Jones	Retired		Democratic	William K. Boddie Jr	23,562	100.00%
63		Democratic	Ronnie Mabra	Retired		Democratic	Debra Bazemore	21,252	100.00%
64		Democratic	Virgil Fludd	Retired		Democratic	Derrick L. Jackson	21,251	100.00%
65		Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	Won		Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	19,109	82.02%
						Republican	Gordon Rolle Jr	4,190	17.98%
66		Democratic	Kimberly Alexander	Won		Democratic	Kimberly Alexander	14,030	58.74%
						Republican	Bruce Emory	9,855	41.26%
67		Republican	Micah Gravley	Won		Republican	Micah Gravley	19,037	100.00%
68		Republican	Dustin Hightower	Retired		Republican	J. Collins	19,500	100.00%
69		Republican	Randy Nix	Won		Republican	Randy Nix	19,212	100.00%
70		Republican	Lynn Smith	Won		Republican	Lynn Smith	20,682	100.00%
71		Republican	David Stover	Won		Republican	David Stover	20,361	74.60%
						Democratic	Cynthia C. Bennett	6,933	25.40%
72		Republican	Matthew Ramsey	Retired		Republican	Josh Bonner	26,801	100.00%
73		Republican	John Yates	Defeated in primary		Republican	Karen Mathiak	15,661	64.53%
						Democratic	Rahim Talley	8,610	35.47%
74		Democratic	Valencia Stovall	Won		Democratic	Valencia Stovall	14,995	100.00%
75		Democratic	Mike Glanton	Won		Democratic	Mike Glanton	18,063	100.00%
76		Democratic	Sandra Scott	Won		Democratic	Sandra Scott	19,734	100.00%
77		Democratic	Darryl Jordan	Defeated in primary		Democratic	Rhonda Burnough	15,848	100.00%
78		Democratic	Demetrius Douglas	Won		Democratic	Demetrius Douglas	19,294	100.00%
79		Republican	Tom Taylor	Won		Republican	Tom Taylor	18,108	100.00%
80		Democratic	Taylor Bennett	Defeated		Republican	Meagan Hanson	12,386	50.58%
						Democratic	Taylor Bennett	12,100	49.42%
81		Democratic	Scott Holcomb	Won		Democratic	Scott Holcomb	9,921	58.94%
						Republican	Lane Flynn	6,912	41.06%
82		Democratic	Mary Margaret Oliver	Won		Democratic	Mary Margaret Oliver	18,185	100.00%
83		Democratic	Howard Mosby	Won		Democratic	Howard Mosby	24,122	100.00%
84		Democratic	Rahn Mayo	Defeated in primary		Democratic	Renitta Shannon	25,287	100.00%
85		Democratic	Karla Drenner	Won		Democratic	Karla Drenner	17,927	100.00%
86		Democratic	Michele Henson	Won		Democratic	Michele Henson	19,124	100.00%
87		Democratic	Earnest 'Coach' Williams	Won		Democratic	Earnest 'Coach' Williams	21,595	100.00%
88		Democratic	Billy Mitchell	Won		Democratic	Billy Mitchell	19,003	100.00%
89		Democratic	Stacey Y. Abrams	Won		Democratic	Stacey Y. Abrams	26,039	100.00%
90		Democratic	Pam Stephenson	Won		Democratic	Pam Stephenson	22,924	100.00%
91		Democratic	Dee Dawkins-Haigler	Retired		Democratic	Vernon Jones	18,161	72.26%
						Republican	Carl Anuszczyk	6,973	27.74%
92		Democratic	Doreen Carter	Won		Democratic	Doreen Carter	16,486	100.00%
93		Democratic	Dar'shun Kendrick	Won		Democratic	Dar'shun Kendrick	22,741	100.00%
94		Democratic	Karen Bennett	Won		Democratic	Karen Bennett	21,399	100.00%
95		Republican	Tom Rice	Retired		Republican	Scott Hilton	18,293	100.00%
96		Democratic	Pedro 'Pete' Marin	Won		Democratic	Pedro 'Pete' Marin	8,626	62.03%
						Republican	Richard 'Rick' Underwood	5,281	37.97%
97		Republican	Brooks Coleman	Won		Republican	Brooks Coleman	20,171	100.00%
98		Republican	David Clark	Won		Republican	David Clark	19,463	100.00%
99		Democratic	Hugh Floyd	Retired		Democratic	Brenda Lopez	8,068	100.00%
100		Democratic	Dewey McClain	Won		Democratic	Dewey McClain	11,180	100.00%
101		Republican	Valerie Clark	Defeated		Democratic	Sam Park	10,671	51.10%
						Republican	Valerie Clark	10,211	48.90%
102		Republican	Buzz Brockway	Won		Republican	Buzz Brockway	12,124	55.89%
						Democratic	Karen T. Ridgeway	9,567	44.11%
103		Republican	Timothy Barr	Won		Republican	Timothy Barr	23,755	100.00%
104		Republican	Chuck Efstration	Won		Republican	Chuck Efstration	19,776	100.00%
105		Republican	Joyce Chandler	Won		Republican	Joyce Chandler	12,411	50.45%
						Democratic	Donna McLeod	12,189	49.55%
106		Republican	Brett Harrell	Won		Republican	Brett Harrell	17,835	100.00%
107		Republican	David Casas	Won		Republican	David Casas	15,861	100.00%
108		Republican	B.J. Pak	Retired		Republican	Clay Cox	11,704	52.65%
						Democratic	Tokhir 'T.R.' Radjabov	10,524	47.35%
109		Republican	Dale Rutledge	Won		Republican	Dale Rutledge	15,507	57.66%
						Democratic	Jane Askew Rutledge	11,389	42.34%
110		Republican	Andy Welch	Won		Republican	Andy Welch	18,003	100.00%
111		Republican	Brian Strickland	Won		Republican	Brian Strickland	14,488	51.69%
						Democratic	I. Darryl Payton	13,542	48.31%
112		Republican	Dave Belton	Won		Republican	Dave Belton	21,718	100.00%
113		Democratic	Pamela 'Pam' Dickerson	Won		Democratic	Pamela 'Pam' Dickerson	18,834	100.00%
114		Republican	Tom Kirby	Won		Republican	Tom Kirby	22,186	100.00%
115		Republican	Bruce Williamson	Won		Republican	Bruce Williamson	20,644	100.00%
116		Republican	Terry England	Won		Republican	Terry England	19,144	100.00%
117		Republican	Regina Quick	Won		Republican	Regina Quick	18,374	100.00%
118		Democratic	Spencer Frye	Won		Democratic	Spencer Frye	16,223	100.00%
119		Republican	Chuck Williams	Won		Republican	Chuck Williams	19,055	100.00%
120		Republican	Trey Rhodes	Won		Republican	Trey Rhodes	20,350	100.00%
121		Republican	Barry Fleming	Won		Republican	Barry Fleming	20,582	100.00%
122		Republican	Jodi Lott	Won		Republican	Jodi Lott	26,914	100.00%
123		Republican	Barbara Sims	Retired		Republican	Mark Newton	21,619	100.00%
124		Democratic	Henry 'Wayne' Howard	Won		Democratic	Henry 'Wayne' Howard	14,751	100.00%
125		Democratic	Earnest Smith	Retired		Democratic	Sheila Clark Nelson	15,120	100.00%
126		Democratic	Gloria Frazier	Won		Democratic	Gloria Frazier	19,051	100.00%
127		Democratic	Brian L. Prince	Won		Democratic	Brian L. Prince	15,251	100.00%
128		Democratic	Mack Jackson	Won		Democratic	Mack Jackson	15,747	100.00%
129		Republican	Susan Holmes	Won		Republican	Susan Holmes	18,206	100.00%
130		Republican	David Knight	Won		Republican	David Knight	16,655	100.00%
131		Republican	Johnnie Caldwell	Won		Republican	Johnnie Caldwell	18,712	100.00%
132		Democratic	Bob Trammell Jr	Won		Democratic	Bob Trammell Jr	9,750	53.71%
						Republican	Gene King	8,402	46.29%
133		Republican	John Pezold	Won		Republican	John Pezold	21,688	100.00%
134		Republican	Richard Smith	Won		Republican	Richard Smith	19,445	100.00%
135		Democratic	Calvin Smyre	Won		Democratic	Calvin Smyre	10,991	100.00%
136		Democratic	Carolyn Hugley	Won		Democratic	Carolyn Hugley	16,662	100.00%
137		Democratic	Debbie G. Buckner	Won		Democratic	Debbie G. Buckner	19,076	100.00%
138		Republican	Mike Cheokas	Defeated		Democratic	Bill McGowan	7,917	50.82%
						Republican	Mike Cheokas	7,661	49.18%
139		Democratic	Patty J. Bentley	Won		Democratic	Patty J. Bentley	12,880	100.00%
140		Republican	Robert Dickey	Won		Republican	Robert Dickey	16,361	100.00%
141		Republican	Allen Peake	Won		Republican	Allen Peake	22,703	100.00%
142		Democratic	Nikki Randall	Retired		Democratic	Miriam Paris	16,124	100.00%
143		Democratic	James Beverly	Won		Democratic	James Beverly	15,528	100.00%
144		Republican	James "Bubber" Epps	Won		Republican	James "Bubber" Epps	15,288	67.67%
						Democratic	Joyce Denson	7,305	32.33%
145		Independent	E. Culver Kidd	Retired		Republican	Ricky A. Williams	10,834	56.57%
						Democratic	Floyd Griffin	8,316	43.43%
146		Republican	Shaw Blackmon	Won		Republican	Shaw Blackmon	21,346	100.00%
147		Republican	Heath Clark	Won		Republican	Heath Clark	14,923	100.00%
148		Republican	Buddy Harden	Won		Republican	Buddy Harden	15,059	100.00%
149		Republican	Jimmy Pruett	Won		Republican	Jimmy Pruett	11,622	100.00%
150		Republican	Matt Hatchett	Won		Republican	Matt Hatchett	17,084	100.00%
151		Republican	Gerald Greene	Won		Republican	Gerald Greene	12,675	62.13%
						Independent	Kenneth Zachary Jr	7,726	37.87%
152		Republican	Ed Rynders	Won		Republican	Ed Rynders	20,251	100.00%
153		Democratic	Darrel Ealum	Won		Democratic	Darrel Ealum	14,841	100.00%
154		Democratic	Winfred Dukes	Won		Democratic	Winfred Dukes	17,073	100.00%
155		Republican	Clay Pirkle	Won		Republican	Clay Pirkle	16,499	100.00%
156		Republican	Greg Morris	Won		Republican	Greg Morris	15,485	100.00%
157		Republican	William 'Bill' Werkheiser	Won		Republican	William 'Bill' Werkheiser	13,009	100.00%
158		Republican	Butch Parrish	Won		Republican	Butch Parrish	15,425	100.00%
159		Republican	Jon G. Burns	Won		Republican	Jon G. Burns	17,513	100.00%
160		Republican	Jan Tankersley	Won		Republican	Jan Tankersley	12,807	70.76%
						Democratic	James Woodall	5,292	29.24%
161		Republican	Bill Hitchens	Won		Republican	Bill Hitchens	20,835	100.00%
162		Democratic	Carl Gilliard	Won		Democratic	Carl Gilliard	15,092	100.00%
163		Democratic	J. Craig Gordon	Won		Democratic	J. Craig Gordon	15,649	100.00%
164		Republican	Ron Stephens	Won		Republican	Ron Stephens	14,973	100.00%
165		Democratic	Mickey Stephens	Won		Democratic	Mickey Stephens	18,197	100.00%
166		Republican	Jesse Petrea	Won		Republican	Jesse Petrea	26,255	100.00%
167		Republican	Jeff Jones	Won		Republican	Jeff Jones	16,871	100.00%
168		Democratic	Al Williams	Won		Democratic	Al Williams	12,939	100.00%
169		Republican	Dominic Lariccia	Won		Republican	Dominic Lariccia	13,521	100.00%
170		Republican	Penny Houston	Won		Republican	Penny Houston	15,558	100.00%
171		Republican	Jay Powell	Won		Republican	Jay Powell	14,662	100.00%
172		Republican	Sam Watson	Won		Republican	Sam Watson	12,898	100.00%
173		Republican	Darlene Taylor	Won		Republican	Darlene Taylor	12,578	61.06%
						Democratic	Tommy 'Tc' Hill	8,021	38.94%
174		Republican	John Corbett	Won		Republican	John Corbett	15,128	100.00%
175		Republican	Amy A. Carter	Won		Republican	Amy A. Carter	19,531	100.00%
176		Republican	Jason Shaw	Won		Republican	Jason Shaw	14,891	100.00%
177		Democratic	Dexter Sharper	Won		Democratic	Dexter Sharper	9,226	64.38%
						Republican	Deidra A White	5,104	35.62%
178		Republican	Chad Nimmer	Won		Republican	Chad Nimmer	17,354	100.00%
179		Republican	Alex Atwood	Retired		Republican	Don Hogan	17,055	100.00%
180		Republican	Jason Spencer	Won		Republican	Jason Spencer	16,168	100.00%

Sources: Georgia Secretary of State, ^[4] Ballotpedia ^{[5] [6]}

Judicial Elections

One seat on the Georgia Supreme Court and two seats on the Georgia Court of Appeals were up for statewide elections. ^[7] Supreme Court justice David Nahmias and Court of Appeals judges Anne Barnes and Chris McFadden all won their respective races uncontested.

Ballot Measures

Amendment 1

Results by county

Yes:

•   50–60%

No:

•   70–80%
•   60–70%
•   50–60%

Provides greater flexibility and state accountability to fix failing schools through increasing community involvement. ^[8]

Amendment 1

Choice	Votes	%
No	2,414,401	59.91
Yes	1,615,780	40.09
Total votes	4,030,181	100.00

Amendment 2

Results by county

Yes:

•   80–90%
•   70–80%

Authorizes penalties for sexual exploitation and assessments on adult entertainment to fund child victims' services. ^[9]

Amendment 2

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	3,314,355	83.30
No	664,248	16.70
Total votes	3,978,603	100.00

Amendment 3

Results by county

Yes:

•   60–70%
•   50–60%

No:

•   50–60%

Reforms and re-establishes the Judicial Qualifications Commission and provides for its composition, governance, and powers. ^[10]

Amendment 3

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	2,341,495	62.50
No	1,405,117	37.50
Total votes	3,746,612	100.00

Amendment 4

Results by county

Yes:

•   80–90%
•   70–80%

Dedicates revenue from existing taxes on fireworks to trauma care, fire services, and public safety. ^[11]

Amendment 4

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	3,205,955	81.18
No	743,103	18.82
Total votes	3,949,058	100.00

References

1. "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
2. "May 24, 2016 General Primary". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
3. "November 8, 2016 General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
4. "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
5. "Georgia State Senate elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
6. "Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
7. "Georgia judicial elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
8. "Georgia Authorization of the State Government to Intervene in Failing Local Schools, Amendment 1 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
9. "Georgia Additional Penalties for Sex Crimes to Fund Services for Sexually Exploited Children, Amendment 2 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
10. "Georgia Replacement of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Amendment 3 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
11. "Georgia Uses of Revenue from Taxes on Fireworks, Amendment 4 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.