John Nathan Deal is an American politician and former lawyer who served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. A Republican,he previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
David James Shafer is an American politician who is a former chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. From 2002 to 2019,Shafer was a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate from Senate District 48,a suburban district located north of Atlanta that includes portions of Fulton County and Gwinnett County.
Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman and former politician. A member of the Republican Party,Handel served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006,as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010,and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
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 and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
Connie Stokes is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a former DeKalb County Commissioner,and formerly served in the Georgia State Senate. Stokes ran for lieutenant governor in 2014.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Georgia on November 4,2014. All of Georgia's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,all of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives and all seats in both houses of the Georgia General Assembly. Primary elections were held on May 20,2014. Primary runoffs,necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote,were held on July 22,2014.
The 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,concurrently with other statewide and local elections to elect the next governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp won the election,defeating Democratic former State Representative Stacey Abrams.
Lindsey Tippins is an American politician. He is a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 37th District,serving since 2010. He is a member of the Republican party.
Michael Williams is an American politician and businessman. He served as a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate from Senate District 27,covering the majority of Forsyth County. He was also a candidate for Governor of Georgia,but was defeated in the 2018 primary.
The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Kansas. Incumbent Republican governor Sam Brownback was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
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.
Hunter Hill is an American Republican Party politician. He represented District 6 of the Georgia State Senate,located in Smyrna,from when he was first sworn into office on January 14,2013,until he resigned on August 30,2017 to run for governor. On April 24,2017,Hill announced his candidacy for governor of Georgia in 2018. He lost the Republican gubernatorial primary on May 22,2018,coming in third behind Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp.
The 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2019,to choose the next governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Phil Bryant was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Attorney General Jim Hood,the only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi;the Republican Party nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. In the general election,Reeves defeated Hood by a margin of 5.08%,with Reeves significantly underperforming Donald Trump,who won the state by 17 points in 2016.
The 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia,concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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 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.
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 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. It coincided with various other statewide elections,including for U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and Governor of Georgia. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
