Clarence Saxby Chambliss is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1995 to 2003.
Joseph Maxwell Cleland was an American politician from Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party,he was a disabled U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War,a recipient of the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for valorous actions in combat,as well as a United States Senator (1997–2003).
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 2002 United States Senate elections featured a series of fiercely contested elections that resulted in a victory for the Republican Party,which gained two seats and thus a narrow majority from the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. The Senate seats up for election,known as class 2 Senate seats,were last up for regular election in 1996. The election cycle was held on November 5,2002,almost 14 months after the September 11,2001,attacks.
The 2008 United States Senate elections were held on November 4,2008,with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. 33 seats were up for regular elections;the winners were eligible to serve 6-year terms from January 3,2009,to January 3,2015,as members of Class 2. There were also 2 special elections,the winners of those seats would finish the terms that ended on January 3,2013. The presidential election,which was won by Democrat Barack Obama,elections for all House of Representatives seats;elections for several gubernatorial elections;and many state and local elections occurred on the same date.
Vernon Angus Jones is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001 and from 2017 to 2021.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 4,2008. The runoff election took place on December 2,2008. Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss,first elected in 2002,sought re-election to his position as a United States Senator from Georgia. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Jim Martin and Libertarian nominee Allen Buckley. After a runoff election on December 2,Chambliss was elected.
Paul Collins Broun Jr. is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Georgia's state elections were held on November 4,2008. The primary elections were held on February 5,also known as Super Tuesday.
The 2008 congressional elections in Georgia were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the state of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential and senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009,until January 3,2011.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 4,2008. Voters chose 15 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 2,2010. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson won re-election to a second term.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Sam Nunn decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. Democratic Secretary of State Max Cleland won the open seat over Republican businessman Guy Millner.
The 2014 United States Senate elections were held on November 4,2014. A total of 36 seats in the 100-member U.S. Senate were contested. 33 Class 2 seats were contested for regular 6-year terms to be served from January 3,2015,to January 3,2021,and 3 Class 3 seats were contested in special elections due to Senate vacancies. The elections marked 100 years of direct elections of U.S. senators. Going into the elections,21 of the contested seats were held by the Democratic Party,while 15 were held by the Republican Party.
The 2002 House elections in Georgia occurred on November 5,2002 to elect the members of the State of Georgia's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Georgia has thirteen seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Georgia,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states,to the United States House of Representatives,and to various other state and local offices.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia,one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator.
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.
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.
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.
