John Mathias Engler is an American politician,lawyer,businessman,and lobbyist who served as the 46th governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. Considered one of the country's top lobbyists,he is a member of the Republican Party.
Pierre Samuel "Pete" du Pont IV was an American attorney,businessman,and politician who served as the 68th governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985. A member of the Republican Party,he was the United States representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 1971 to 1977.
Zell Bryan Miller was an American politician who served as a United States senator representing Georgia from 2000 to 2005 and as the 79th governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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.
Roy Eugene Barnes is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003. As of 2024,he is the most recent Democrat to serve as governor of Georgia.
Nathaniel Edwin Harris was an American lawyer and politician,and the 61st Governor of Georgia.
Lee Albert Daniels is an American retired politician who served as the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997,and as the Minority Leader from 1997 to 2003. A member of the a Republican Party,Daniels served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007,representing the 40th district from 1975 to 1983,and the 46th district from 1983 to 2007. Daniels also Chaired the Illinois Republican Party from 2001 until his resignation in 2002,and served as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures from 1989 to 1990.
Thurbert Earl Baker was the first African American Attorney General of the U.S. state of Georgia. He was appointed to the position in 1997 by Governor Zell Miller and served until January 10,2011.
George Washington "Buddy" Darden III is an American politician and lawyer from Georgia. He served in the state house and then for more than five terms as Congressman from Georgia. He served in his career as a legislator as a member of the Democratic Party.
The Democratic Party of Georgia is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is one of the two major political parties in the state and is chaired by Nikema Williams.
George Thornewell Smith was an American Democratic Party politician and jurist from the state of Georgia. The sixth Lieutenant Governor,state legislator,Speaker of the State House of Representatives,was the only person in Georgia to win contested elections in all three branches of state government - legislative,executive,and judicial.
Michael G. Connelly is a former republican member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 21st district from 2013 to 2019
The 1990 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1990. Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller ran for governor after incumbent Joe Frank Harris was term-limited,defeating Andrew Young,Roy Barnes,and Lester Maddox for the Democratic nomination,and defeated Johnny Isakson,a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. As of 2022,this is the last time that Dade,Walker,Whitfield,Murray,Gilmer,Fannin,Floyd,Gordon,Pickens,Dawson,Forsyth,Hall,Barrow,Jackson,Madison,White,Walton,Paulding,Carroll,Coweta,Troup,Spalding,Pike,Harris,Glynn,Camden,Bryan,and Effingham counties voted for the Democratic candidate for governor.
The 1980 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 4,1980. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator and former Governor of Georgia Herman Talmadge ran for reelection to a fifth term,but lost narrowly to Mack Mattingly,Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party.
The 1994 Georgia gubernatorial election occurred on November 8,1994,to elect the next governor of Georgia from 1995 to 1999. Incumbent Democratic Governor Zell Miller,first elected in 1990,ran for a second term. In his party's primary,Miller received three challengers,but easily prevailed with just over 70% of the vote. The contest for the Republican nomination,however,was a competitive race. As no candidate received a majority of the vote,John Knox and Guy Millner advanced to a run-off election. Millner was victorious and received the Republican nomination after garnering 59.41% of the vote.
The 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of Kansas,concurrently with the election of Kansas' Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Joseph Elvin "J. Ebb" Duncan was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. Duncan served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1949 until 1964. He also served in the Georgia State Senate from 1973 until his death in 1980. He was a member of the United States Democratic party.
Doug Stoner,a member of the Democratic Party,is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives,a former member of the Georgia State Senate,and a former candidate to be chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party. He ran in the 2018 Democratic primary for District 5's seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission,which is currently held by a Republican,Tricia Pridemore. Stoner lost the primary to Dawn Randolph on May 22,2018.
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.
