John Hardy Isakson was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the Georgia legislature and the United States House of Representatives.
The 1932 United States Senate elections coincided with Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victory over incumbent Herbert Hoover in the presidential election. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections,and special elections were held to fill vacancies.
The Georgia Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Georgia and one of the two major political parties. It is currently the dominant party in the state and is chaired by Joshua McKoon.
The 1998 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998. Incumbent Democratic governor Zell Miller was unable to seek re-election due to term limits,therefore creating an open seat. To replace him,State Representative Roy Barnes won the Democratic Party's nomination after a close and highly contested primary election,while businessman Guy Millner,who had run for governor and the United States Senate in the previous four years,won the nomination of the Republican Party.
Brian Porter Kemp is an American politician serving since 2019 as the 83rd governor of Georgia. A member of the Republican Party,Kemp served as the state's 27th Secretary of State from 2010 to 2018,and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2003 to 2007.
Douglas Allen Collins is an American lawyer,politician,and Air Force veteran who is the presumptive nominee for United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Second Trump Administration,having been selected by President-elect Donald Trump in November 2024. He previously served as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
Cecil Terrell "Butch" Miller is an American politician. A Republican,he was a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2010 to 2023,elected from the 49th district. Miller unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election.
William Stone Cowsert is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Republican Party,Cowsert serves in the Georgia State Senate,representing the 46th district. He is the most senior member of the Senate Republican Caucus.
William Burton Jones is an American politician and businessman who has served as the 13th lieutenant governor of Georgia since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Georgia State Senate from January 2013 to January 2023,representing the 25th District.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Georgia on November 6,2018. All of Georgia's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Neither U.S. Senate seat was up for election in 2018. The Republican Party won every statewide office in 2018.
Ricky Alvin Williams is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Georgia Senate since 2023. Williams previously served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.
Scott Hilton is a real estate investment firm executive and politician representing the 48th District in the Georgia House of Representatives. He serves constituents in Peachtree Corners,Johns Creek,and Roswell. At the Capitol,Hilton is the vice chair of the House Education Committee where he has sponsored and passed legislation on education,social media protections for minors,and support for disabled Georgians. Hilton is also vice chair of the House Creative Arts and Entertainment Committeewhere he has passed legislation on film tax credits.
The 2018 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Secretary of State of Georgia. It was held concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election,as well as elections for the United States Senate and elections for the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Incumbent Secretary of State Brian Kemp chose not to run for re-election and instead ran successfully for governor. Since no candidate received the requisite 50 percent of the vote,the top two candidates,Democrat John Barrow and Republican Brad Raffensperger proceeded to a runoff on December 4,2018.
Geoffrey L. Duncan is an American politician,businessman,and public speaker who served as the 12th lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Duncan is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic senator Raphael Warnock won his first full term in office,defeating Republican former football player Herschel Walker. Under Georgia's two-round system,Warnock was re-elected in a runoff election on December 6 after neither candidate received over 50% of the vote on November 8. Warnock's win was the only statewide victory for Democrats in Georgia in 2022.
The 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp won re-election to a second term,defeating Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch. Abrams conceded on election night. The primary occurred on May 24,2022. Kemp was sworn in for a second term on January 9,2023.
William Solomon Wade is an American banker and politician from the State of Georgia. He is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 9. Wade currently serves as a House floor leader for Governor Brian Kemp.
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 United States Senate was held on December 6,2022. The runoff 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 United States House of Representatives 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.
The 157th Georgia General Assembly consisted of two sessions of the Georgia General Assembly in Atlanta,Georgia,United States,the first in 2023 and the second in 2024. It convened its first session on January 9,2023 at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta,which adjourned sine die on March 29;as stipulated in the Constitution of Georgia,the General Assembly can only hold a session "for a period of no longer than 40 days in the aggregate each year".
The 1974 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1974 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former member of the Georgia State Senate Zell Miller defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia House of Representatives John Savage.
