2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Burt Jones Charlie Bailey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,009,6171,815,524
Percentage51.4%46.4%
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Jones:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Bailey:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Geoff Duncan
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Burt Jones
Republican

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.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, who was first elected in 2018 with 51.6% of the vote, declined to run for a second term after he openly contradicted claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. [1] [2] A vocal critic of Donald Trump, he had been speculated as a potential presidential candidate in the 2024 election. [3] [4]

Primary elections were held on May 24, with runoffs being held on June 21 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. State legislator Burt Jones won the Republican nomination and was one of two Trump-endorsed statewide candidates in Georgia to do so, along with Herschel Walker in his run for U.S. Senate. [5] [6] Attorney Charlie Bailey won the Democratic primary in a runoff, and former party chair Ryan Graham was chosen as the Libertarian nominee. [7] [8]

Jones was declared the winner on November 9 after all the votes were counted. [9] He was inaugurated on January 9, 2023.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Burt Jones
Executive Branch officials

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Burt
Jones		Mack
McGregor		Butch
Miller		Jeanne
Seaver		OtherUndecided
Landmark Communications May 22, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%44%5%23%6%–22%
ARW Strategies (R) April 30 – May 1, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%31%3%15%4%–47%
SurveyUSA April 22–27, 2022559 (LV)± 4.8%14%8%15%4%–59%
University of Georgia April 10–22, 2022886 (LV)± 3.3%27%6%14%2%–52%
Guidant Polling & Strategy (R) [upper-alpha 1] April 18–21, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%20%3%13%2%–62%
Landmark Communications April 9–10, 2022660 (LV)± 3.8%29%4%12%2%–54%
University of Georgia March 20 – April 8, 2022~329 (LV)± 5.4%30%4%11%1%–54%
InsiderAdvantage (R) February 28 – March 1, 2022750 (LV)± 3.6%32%–14%–4%51%

Results

Primary results by county: .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Jones 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Miller 30-40% 40-50% 60-70% 2022 Georgia Lieutenant governor Republican primary.svg
Primary results by county:
  Jones
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Miller
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Burt Jones 558,979 50.06%
Republican Butch Miller 347,54731.12%
Republican Mack McGregor125,91611.28%
Republican Jeanne Seaver84,2257.54%
Total votes1,116,667 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in initial primary

Did not file

  • Ben Turner, entrepreneur, educator, and activist [28]

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Erick Allen
Individuals
  • Sarah Riggs Amico, businesswoman, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 [24]
Charlie Bailey
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators

First round

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Erick
Allen		Charlie
Bailey		Tyrone
Brooks Jr.		Tony
Brown		Kwanza
Hall		Jason
Hayes		Derrick
Jackson		Rashid
Malik		Renitta
Shannon		Undecided
SurveyUSA April 22–27, 2022549 (LV)± 5.0%2%3%4%3%11%3%5%2%4%62%

Results

Democratic primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kwanza Hall 208,249 30.16%
Democratic Charlie Bailey 121,750 17.63%
Democratic Renitta Shannon 99,87714.46%
Democratic Tyrone Brooks Jr.74,85510.84%
Democratic Erick Allen 63,2229.15%
Democratic Derrick Jackson 60,7068.79%
Democratic Tony Brown27,9054.04%
Democratic Jason Hayes21,4153.10%
Democratic Rashid Malik12,6101.83%
Total votes690,589 100.0%

Runoff

Results

Primary results by county: Bailey 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Hall 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Tie 50-60% 2022 Georgia Lieutenant governor Democratic primary runoff.svg
Primary results by county:
  Bailey
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Hall
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Tie
  •   50–60%
Democratic primary runoff results [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charlie Bailey 162,771 63.05%
Democratic Kwanza Hall 95,37536.95%
Total votes258,146 100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Endorsements

Burt Jones (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Representatives
Organizations
Charlie Bailey (D)
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Organizations
Declined to endorse
Statewide officials

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Burt
Jones (R)		Charlie
Bailey (D)		Ryan
Graham (L)		OtherUndecided
Landmark Communications November 4–7, 20221,214 (LV)± 2.8%50%41%4%–6%
InsiderAdvantage (R) November 6, 2022550 (LV)± 4.2%50%43%2%3%2%
The Trafalgar Group (R) November 4–6, 20221,103 (LV)± 2.9%51%41%4%–4%
InsiderAdvantage (R) October 16, 2022550 (LV)± 4.2%46%41%4%–10%
Research Affiliates (D) [upper-alpha 2] July 26 – August 1, 2022420 (LV)± 4.8%43%43%––14%
InsiderAdvantage (R) July 26–27, 2022750 (LV)± 3.6%43%37%4%–16%
University of Georgia July 14–22, 2022902 (LV)± 3.3%41%36%7%–16%

Results

2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Burt Jones 2,009,617 51.39% –0.21%
Democratic Charlie Bailey1,815,52446.43%–1.97%
Libertarian Ryan Graham85,2072.18%N/A
Total votes3,910,348 100.0%
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan sponsors
  1. ↑ This poll was sponsored by the Georgia Leadership Coalition
  2. ↑ This poll was sponsored by Bailey's campaign

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