The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday,November 2,1948. In one of the greatest election upsets in American history,incumbent President Harry S. Truman,the Democratic nominee,defeated heavily-favored Republican Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey,and other third-party candidates,becoming the third president to succeed to the presidency upon his predecessor’s death and be elected to a full term.
The 2004 United States Senate elections were held on November 2,2004,with all Class 3 Senate seats being contested. They coincided with the re-election of George W. Bush as president and the United States House election,as well as many state and local elections. Senators who were elected in 1998,known as Senate Class 3,were seeking re-election or retiring in 2004.
The 1996 United States Senate elections were held on November 5,with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year,in which Democrat Bill Clinton was re-elected president.
The 1984 United States Senate elections were held on November 6,with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. They coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race,Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net loss of two Senate seats to the Democrats,although it retained control of the Senate with a reduced 53-47 majority. Democrats defeated incumbents in Illinois and Iowa,and won an open seat in Tennessee,while Republicans defeated an incumbent in Kentucky.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 4,2008. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Biden,who was also the Democratic nominee for vice president in the concurrent presidential election,faced Christine O'Donnell in the general election. Biden won re-election to a seventh term with 64.69% of the vote,his best-performing result in his senatorial career,while also being elected vice president. Biden took his oath of office in the Senate chamber with the rest of his colleagues on January 3,2009,but resigned his seat on January 15,2009,and assumed the vice presidency five days later. Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner appointed Ted Kaufman,a Democrat and longtime Biden advisor,to fill the vacant seat until a special election in 2010. O'Donnell once again ran unsuccessfully for the seat;she was defeated by Democrat Chris Coons.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 4,2008. The run off 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.
The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 2,2010,in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives and gained seats in the Senate despite Democrats holding Senate control.
Michael L. Thurmond is an American author,attorney and politician serving as the chief executive officer of DeKalb County,Georgia. A Democrat,he was previously a representative in the Georgia Assembly.
Georgia's state elections were held on November 4,2008. The primary elections were held on February 5,also known as Super Tuesday.
From January 3 to June 5,2012,voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2012 United States presidential election. President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2,383 delegates on April 3,2012,after a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated by the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 5,2012,in Charlotte,North Carolina.
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 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,and elected the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state,one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts,an increase of one seat following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. The party primary elections were held on July 31,2012,and the run-off on August 21,2012.
John McConnell Wolfe Jr. is an American attorney and perennial political candidate. He challenged President Barack Obama for the Democratic Party's 2012 presidential nomination. He ultimately emerged as the most successful challenger,receiving the second-highest number of delegates (23) and popular votes (116,639).
On November 6,2012,the U.S. state of Oregon held statewide general elections for four statewide offices,both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly,and several state ballot measures.
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.
The 1988 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 8,1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia,were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Georgia voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College,which selected the president and vice president. Georgia was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas,who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President,and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Georgia was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Georgia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Georgia has 16 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
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.
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 in order to run 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.
