Jonathan Wallace | |
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Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives from the 119th district | |
In office November 27, 2017 –January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Chuck Williams (R) |
Succeeded by | Marcus Wiedower |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Jonathan Wallace is an American politician from Georgia. Wallace is a former Democratic Party member of Georgia House of Representatives from District 119 from Nov. 27,2017,until Jan. 14,2019. He won a November 2017 Special Election to win the seat vacated by Republican Chuck Williams,who was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve as Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission. [1]
On Nov. 6,2018,Wallace was defeated for re-election by Republican Marcus Wiedower. [2]
On January 13,2020,Wallace announced he would be challenging Wiedower in the 2020 election to return to the State House. [3] He lost the general election on November 3,2020 to Marcus Wiedower (Republican Party) [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Jonathan Wallace | 4,486 | 56.71 | ||
Republican | Tom Lord | 1,573 | 19.88 | ||
Republican | Marcus Wiedower | 1,368 | 17.29 | ||
Republican | Brian Strickland | 484 | 6.12 | ||
Total votes | 7,911 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Marcus Wiedower | 13,336 | 52.78 | ||
Democratic | Jonathan Wallace (incumbent) | 11,929 | 47.22 | ||
Total votes | 25,265 | 100.00 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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