2022 Georgia State Senate election

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2022 Georgia State Senate election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2024  

All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate
29 [lower-alpha 1] seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Senator Mike Dugan.jpg Gloria Butler.jpg
Leader Mike Dugan
(stepped down)
Gloria Butler
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat30th55th
Last election3422
Seats after3323
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,985,3111,607,215
Percentage55.26%44.74%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.68%Decrease2.svg 0.68%

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2022 Georgia State Senate Election Vote Share.svg
Results:
     Republican gain     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Majority leader before election

Mike Dugan
Republican

Elected Majority leader

Steve Gooch
Republican

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]

Contents

Democrats gained 1 seat, decreasing the Republican majority to 33 out of 56 seats. [2]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 2: Lester Jackson retired to run for Commissioner of Labor.
  2. District 6: Jen Jordan retired to run for Attorney General.
  3. District 48: Michelle Au retired to run for state representative from District 50.

Republicans

  1. District 3: Sheila McNeill retired.
  2. District 7: Tyler Harper retired to run for Commissioner of Agriculture.
  3. District 14: Bruce Thompson retired to run for Commissioner of Labor.
  4. District 25: Burt Jones retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
  5. District 37: Lindsey Tippins retired.
  6. District 49: Butch Miller retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
  7. District 53: Jeff Mullis retired.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3] Likely RMay 19, 2022

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 7, 5.68%(gain)
  2. State Senate district 14, 9.38%(gain)

Results

Results [4]
DistrictResult Republican Democratic Total votes
CandidateVotesShareCandidateVotesShare
1Rep. hold Ben Watson (inc.)43,08061.38%James “Jay” Jones27,10638.62%70,186
2Dem. holdClinton Young16,20328.05% Derek Mallow 41,55371.95%57,556
3Rep. hold Mike Hodges 54,807100%did not contest54,807
4Rep. hold Billy Hickman (inc.)53,563100%did not contest53,563
5Dem. holddid not contest Sheikh Rahman (inc.)26,340100%26,340
6Dem. holdFred Glass34,60743.43% Jason Esteves 45,07656.57%79,683
7Dem. gainJosh McKay29,14847.16% Nabilah Islam 32,66552.84%61,813
8Rep. hold Russ Goodman (inc.)47,458100%did not contest47,458
9Dem. holddid not contest Nikki Merritt (inc.)47,638100%47,638
10Dem. holddid not contest Emanuel Jones (inc.)68,240100%68,240
11Rep. hold Dean Burke (inc.)49,591100%did not contest49,591
12Dem. holddid not contest Freddie Powell Sims (inc.)48,502100%48,502
13Rep. hold Carden Summers (inc.)54,014100%did not contest54,014
14Dem. gainLiz Hausmann34,25745.31% Josh McLaurin 41,35354.69%75,610
15Dem. holddid not contest Ed Harbison (inc.)39,953100%39,953
16Rep. hold Marty Harbin (inc.)57,96568.18%Pingke Dubignon27,04831.82%85,013
17Rep. hold Brian Strickland (inc.)49,53261.56%Kacy D. Morgan30,92938.44%80,461
18Rep. hold John F. Kennedy (inc.)49,58164.43%Chris Benton27,37235.57%76,953
19Rep. hold Blake Tillery (inc.)45,43178.68%Michael “Buckle” Moore12,30821.32%57,739
20Rep. hold Larry Walker (inc.)59,824100%did not contest59,824
21Rep. hold Brandon Beach (inc.)73,600100%did not contest73,600
22Dem. holdAndrew Danielson17,07729.57% Harold V. Jones II (inc.)40,67670.43%57,753
23Rep. hold Max Burns (inc.)53,320100%did not contest53,320
24Rep. hold Lee Anderson (inc.)72,370100%did not contest72,370
25Rep. hold Rick Williams 46,28961.66%Valerie Rodgers28,77738.34%75,066
26Dem. holddid not contest David E. Lucas Sr. (inc.)45,293100%45,293
27Rep. hold Greg Dolezal (inc.)58,09673.87%Brett Binion20,55126.13%78,647
28Rep. hold Matt Brass (inc.)67,216100%did not contest67,216
29Rep. hold Randy Robertson (inc.)48,33966.25%Ellen Wright24,62833.75%72,967
30Rep. hold Mike Dugan (inc.)59,251100%did not contest59,251
31Rep. hold Jason Anavitarte (inc.)57,843100%did not contest57,843
32Rep. hold Kay Kirkpatrick (inc.)48,08161.59%Sylvia L. Bennett29,98238.41%78,063
33Dem. holddid not contest Michael Rhett (inc.)47,887100%47,887
34Dem. holdTommy Smith8,68916.29% Valencia Seay (inc.)44,66083.71%53,341
35Dem. holddid not contest Donzella James (inc.)62,015100%62,015
36Dem. holddid not contest Nan Orrock (inc.)63,848100%63,848
37Rep. hold Ed Setzler 51,95358.84%Vanessa Parker36,34141.16%88,294
38Dem. holddid not contest Horacena Tate (inc.)64,418100%64,418
39Dem. holddid not contest Sonya Halpern (inc.)60,401100%60,401
40Dem. holdAustin McDonald24,87038.43% Sally Harrell (inc.)39,83961.57%64,709
41Dem. holdJayre Jones11,19517.85% Kim Jackson (inc.)51,51282.15%62,707
42Dem. holddid not contest Elena Parent (inc.)77,961100%77,961
43Dem. holdMelanie Williams17,12824.95% Tonya Anderson (inc.)51,53475.05%68,662
44Dem. holddid not contest Gail Davenport (inc.)61,768100%61,768
45Rep. hold Clint Dixon (inc.)41,41661.29%Matielyn Jones26,16338.71%67,579
46Rep. hold Bill Cowsert (inc.)48,55564.02%Andrew Ferguson27,28635.98%75,841
47Rep. hold Frank Ginn (inc.)44,53062.00%Conolus Scott Jr.27,28738.00%71,817
48Rep. gain Shawn Still 41,46456.72%Josh Uddin31,63543.28%73,099
49Rep. hold Shelly Echols 53,10675.84%Jody Cooley16,91924.16%70,025
50Rep. hold Bo Hatchett (inc.)62,10584.78%Paulette Williams11,55115.22%73,256
51Rep. hold Steve Gooch (inc.)79,579100%did not contest79,579
52Rep. hold Chuck Hufstetler (inc.)57,785100%did not contest57,785
53Rep. hold Colton Moore 56,221100%did not contest56,221
54Rep. hold Chuck Payne (inc.)48,051100%did not contest48,051
55Dem. holddid not contest Gloria S. Butler (inc.)62,044100%62,044
56Rep. hold John Albers (inc.)58,12161.65%Patrick Thompson36,15638.35%94,277

Thanks to redistricting, District 7 moved from southern Georgia to the Atlanta region.

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References

  1. 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.
  1. 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.
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  3. Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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See also