2022 Georgia State Senate election

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2022 Georgia State Senate election
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All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate
29 [a] 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 one 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
1 Rep. hold Ben Watson (inc.)43,08061.38%James “Jay” Jones27,10638.62%70,186
2 Dem. holdClinton Young16,20328.05% Derek Mallow 41,55371.95%57,556
3 Rep. hold Mike Hodges 54,807100%did not contest54,807
4 Rep. hold Billy Hickman (inc.)53,563100%did not contest53,563
5 Dem. holddid not contest Sheikh Rahman (inc.)26,340100%26,340
6 Dem. holdFred Glass34,60743.43% Jason Esteves 45,07656.57%79,683
7 Dem. gainJosh McKay29,14847.16% Nabilah Islam 32,66552.84%61,813
8 Rep. hold Russ Goodman (inc.)47,458100%did not contest47,458
9 Dem. holddid not contest Nikki Merritt (inc.)47,638100%47,638
10 Dem. holddid not contest Emanuel Jones (inc.)68,240100%68,240
11 Rep. hold Dean Burke (inc.)49,591100%did not contest49,591
12 Dem. holddid not contest Freddie Powell Sims (inc.)48,502100%48,502
13 Rep. hold Carden Summers (inc.)54,014100%did not contest54,014
14 Dem. gainLiz Hausmann34,25745.31% Josh McLaurin 41,35354.69%75,610
15 Dem. holddid not contest Ed Harbison (inc.)39,953100%39,953
16 Rep. hold Marty Harbin (inc.)57,96568.18%Pingke Dubignon27,04831.82%85,013
17 Rep. hold Brian Strickland (inc.)49,53261.56%Kacy D. Morgan30,92938.44%80,461
18 Rep. hold John F. Kennedy (inc.)49,58164.43%Chris Benton27,37235.57%76,953
19 Rep. hold Blake Tillery (inc.)45,43178.68%Michael “Buckle” Moore12,30821.32%57,739
20 Rep. hold Larry Walker (inc.)59,824100%did not contest59,824
21 Rep. hold Brandon Beach (inc.)73,600100%did not contest73,600
22 Dem. holdAndrew Danielson17,07729.57% Harold V. Jones II (inc.)40,67670.43%57,753
23 Rep. hold Max Burns (inc.)53,320100%did not contest53,320
24 Rep. hold Lee Anderson (inc.)72,370100%did not contest72,370
25 Rep. hold Rick Williams 46,28961.66%Valerie Rodgers28,77738.34%75,066
26 Dem. holddid not contest David E. Lucas Sr. (inc.)45,293100%45,293
27 Rep. hold Greg Dolezal (inc.)58,09673.87%Brett Binion20,55126.13%78,647
28 Rep. hold Matt Brass (inc.)67,216100%did not contest67,216
29 Rep. hold Randy Robertson (inc.)48,33966.25%Ellen Wright24,62833.75%72,967
30 Rep. hold Mike Dugan (inc.)59,251100%did not contest59,251
31 Rep. hold Jason Anavitarte (inc.)57,843100%did not contest57,843
32 Rep. hold Kay Kirkpatrick (inc.)48,08161.59%Sylvia L. Bennett29,98238.41%78,063
33 Dem. holddid not contest Michael Rhett (inc.)47,887100%47,887
34 Dem. holdTommy Smith8,68916.29% Valencia Seay (inc.)44,66083.71%53,341
35 Dem. holddid not contest Donzella James (inc.)62,015100%62,015
36 Dem. holddid not contest Nan Orrock (inc.)63,848100%63,848
37 Rep. hold Ed Setzler 51,95358.84%Vanessa Parker36,34141.16%88,294
38 Dem. holddid not contest Horacena Tate (inc.)64,418100%64,418
39 Dem. holddid not contest Sonya Halpern (inc.)60,401100%60,401
40 Dem. holdAustin McDonald24,87038.43% Sally Harrell (inc.)39,83961.57%64,709
41 Dem. holdJayre Jones11,19517.85% Kim Jackson (inc.)51,51282.15%62,707
42 Dem. holddid not contest Elena Parent (inc.)77,961100%77,961
43 Dem. holdMelanie Williams17,12824.95% Tonya Anderson (inc.)51,53475.05%68,662
44 Dem. holddid not contest Gail Davenport (inc.)61,768100%61,768
45 Rep. hold Clint Dixon (inc.)41,41661.29%Matielyn Jones26,16338.71%67,579
46 Rep. hold Bill Cowsert (inc.)48,55564.02%Andrew Ferguson27,28635.98%75,841
47 Rep. hold Frank Ginn (inc.)44,53062.00%Conolus Scott Jr.27,28738.00%71,817
48 Rep. gain Shawn Still 41,46456.72%Josh Uddin31,63543.28%73,099
49 Rep. hold Shelly Echols 53,10675.84%Jody Cooley16,91924.16%70,025
50 Rep. hold Bo Hatchett (inc.)62,10584.78%Paulette Williams11,55115.22%73,256
51 Rep. hold Steve Gooch (inc.)79,579100%did not contest79,579
52 Rep. hold Chuck Hufstetler (inc.)57,785100%did not contest57,785
53 Rep. hold Colton Moore 56,221100%did not contest56,221
54 Rep. hold Chuck Payne (inc.)48,051100%did not contest48,051
55 Dem. holddid not contest Gloria S. Butler (inc.)62,044100%62,044
56 Rep. hold John Albers (inc.)58,12161.65%Patrick Thompson36,15638.35%94,277

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

See also

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.
  2. ↑ "Republicans keep control of Georgia House and Senate". WABE. November 9, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures" . Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Election Night Reporting". Clarity Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
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