# 2022 Georgia state elections

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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.
This was the first election following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.

## Federal offices
### United States House of Representatives

Following the 2020 election, Democrats held their largest share of Georgia congressional seats since 2008 (and largest in the post-2010 redistricting cycle), with the gain of the 7th district by Carolyn Bourdeaux. In addition, the number of women representing Georgia grew from one to four with the re-election of Democrat Lucy McBath and the elections of Democrats Bordeaux, Nikema Williams and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, resulting in the first Georgia delegation with more than one woman in membership.

### United States Senate

Incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock won the 2020–2021 special election against incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler to fill the remainder of former Sen. Johnny Isakson's term. (Isakson had resigned at the end of 2019, and Loeffler was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp following Isakson's resignation.) No candidate in the open election on November 3 received the 50% required by Georgia law to avoid a runoff, a type of election colloquially known as a "jungle primary"—Warnock received just 32.9% of the vote—and so a runoff election between Warnock and Loeffler was held on January 5, 2021, which Warnock won with 51% of the vote.
Former Republican senator David Perdue, who lost his race to Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff in 2021, filed paperwork to run for this seat. A week after filing the paperwork, however, Perdue announced that he would not pursue another race for the Senate. Loeffler considered running again, while former U.S. Representative Doug Collins declined to run after heavy speculation that he would enter the race. Herschel Walker, a professional football player, announced in August 2021 that he would join the Republican primary.

## Governor

Governor Brian Kemp was elected in 2018 with 50.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election, facing primary challenges from former U.S. Senator David Perdue and several other candidates.
Stacey Abrams, former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, ran unchallenged for the Democratic nomination.
Kemp easily won reelection, receiving 53.4% to Abrams’ 45.9% (7.5%).

## Secretary of state

Incumbent secretary of state Brad Raffensperger ran for re-election, facing primary challenges from Republican Congressman Jody Hice and former Alpharetta mayor David Belle Isle.
State Representative Bee Nguyen, former Cobb County Democratic Party Chairman, Dr. Michael Owens, former Darton State College professor Manswell Peterson (withdrawn), former Fulton County Commission Chair John Eaves, and former Georgia State Senator and Mayor of Milledgeville Floyd L. Griffin Jr. all declared their candidacies for the Democratic nomination.

## Attorney general

Republican incumbent attorney general Chris Carr ran for re-election.
State Senator Jen Jordan ran for the Democratic nomination. Charlie Bailey, former Fulton County senior assistant district attorney and 2018 Democratic nominee for attorney general, withdrew as a candidate in this race to run for lieutenant governor.

## Labor commissioner

Incumbent Republican Mark Butler was eligible to seek a fourth term in office, but chose to retire.

### Republican primary
#### Nominee

* Bruce Thompson, state senator

#### Eliminated in primary

* Kartik Bhatt, consumer-member of the Georgia Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts
* Mike Coan, former state representative

#### Declined

* Mark Butler, incumbent labor commissioner

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kartik Bhatt | Mike Coan | Bruce Thompson | Undecided |
| Landmark Communications (R) | May 22, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 4% | 18% | 38% | 41% |
| ARW Strategies (R) | April 30 – May 1, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 4% | 6% | 11% | 79% |
| Landmark Communications (R) | April 9–10, 2022 | 660 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 4% | 6% | 13% | 77% |

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bruce Thompson | 637,857 | 62.65% |
| | Republican | Mike Coan | 312,842 | 30.73% |
| | Republican | Kartik Bhatt | 67,407 | 6.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,018,106 | 100.0% |

### Democratic primary
#### Nominee

* William Boddie, state representative

#### Eliminated in runoff

* Nicole Horn, entrepreneur

#### Eliminated in initial primary

* Thomas Dean, courier
* Lester Jackson, state senator
* Nadia Surrency, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Boddie | 184,446 | 27.67% |
| | Democratic | Nicole Horn | 167,442 | 25.12% |
| | Democratic | Lester Jackson | 129,109 | 19.37% |
| | Democratic | Nadia Surrency | 119,582 | 17.94% |
| | Democratic | Thomas Dean | 66,107 | 9.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 666,686 | 100.0% |
Democratic runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William Boddie | 157,153 | 62.26% |
| | Democratic | Nicole Horn | 95,262 | 37.74% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 252,415 | 100.0% |

### Libertarian primary
#### Nominee

* Emily Anderson, printer

### General election
#### Results

2022 Georgia Labor Commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Bruce Thompson | 2,030,170 | 52.08% | −0.38% |
| | Democratic | William Boddie | 1,766,894 | 45.33% | −2.21% |
| | Libertarian | Emily Anderson | 100,960 | 2.59% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,898,024 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## State Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Republican superintendent Richard Woods sought a third term in office.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Richard Woods, incumbent superintendent

##### Eliminated in primary

* John Barge, former superintendent, candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2014, candidate for superintendent in 2018, and candidate for U.S. House in 2020

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Barge | Richard Woods | Undecided |
| Landmark Communications (R) | April 9–10, 2022 | 660 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 17% | 30% | 53% |

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Richard Woods (incumbent) | 802,260 | 72.61% |
| | Republican | John Barge | 302,681 | 27.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,104,941 | 100.0% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Alisha Thomas Searcy, former state representative (2003–2015) and candidate for State School Superintendent in 2014

##### Eliminated in primary

* Currey Hitchens, lawyer
* Jaha Howard, Cobb County school board member
* James Morrow Jr., teacher

##### Withdrew

* Everton Blair, member and former chair of the Gwinnett County school board

#### Endorsements

Federal politicians
* Lucy McBath, U.S. representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district
State legislators
* Billy Mitchell, state representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alisha Thomas Searcy | 382,792 | 56.98% |
| | Democratic | Jaha Howard | 100,675 | 14.99% |
| | Democratic | James Morrow, Jr. | 97,821 | 14.56% |
| | Democratic | Currey Hitchens | 90,514 | 13.47% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 671,802 | 100.0% |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Did not file

* Ken Pullin, former Republican state representative

### General election
#### Debate

2022 Georgia State School Superintendent debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Richard Woods | Alisha Thomas Searcy |
| 1 | Oct. 17, 2022 | Atlanta Press Club | Jeff Hullinger | YouTube | P | P |

#### Results

2022 Georgia State School Superintendent election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Richard Woods (incumbent) | 2,115,728 | 54.19% | +1.17% |
| | Democratic | Alisha Thomas Searcy | 1,788,671 | 45.81% | −1.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,904,399 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

Incumbent Republican commissioner John King, who was appointed to the position in 2019 after the resignation of Jim Beck, ran for a full term.

### Republican primary
#### Nominee

* John King, incumbent commissioner

#### Eliminated in primary

* Ben Cowart, property developer
* Patrick Witt, former Trump administration official (previously ran for U.S. House)

#### Endorsements

Executive branch officials
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ben Cowart | John King | Patrick Witt | Undecided |
| Landmark Communications (R) | April 9–10, 2022 | 660 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 5% | 25% | 6% | 64% |
| University of Georgia | March 20 – April 8, 2022 | ~329 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 71% |
| Clout Research (R) | March 5–7, 2022 | 599 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | 31% | 5% | 64% |

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John King (incumbent) | 780,649 | 70.58% |
| | Republican | Patrick Witt | 185,257 | 16.75% |
| | Republican | Ben Cowart | 140,150 | 12.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,106,056 | 100.0% |

### Democratic primary
#### Nominee

* Janice Laws Robinson, insurance broker

#### Eliminated in runoff

* Raphael Baker, insurance broker

#### Eliminated in initial primary

* Matthew Wilson, state representative

#### Endorsements

State officials
* Roy Barnes, former governor of Georgia
* Sherry Boston, DeKalb County District Attorney
State legislators
* Shelly Hutchinson, state representative
* Dewey McClain, state representative
* Bee Nguyen, state representative
* Sam Park, state representative

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janice Laws Robinson | 326,524 | 48.70% |
| | Democratic | Raphael Baker | 221,783 | 33.08% |
| | Democratic | Matthew Wilson | 122,192 | 18.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 670,499 | 100.0% |

#### Runoff results

Democratic runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janice Laws Robinson | 158,734 | 63.74% |
| | Democratic | Raphael Baker | 90,317 | 36.26% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 249,051 | 100.0% |

### General election
#### Debate

2022 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | John King | Janice Laws Robinson |
| 1 | Oct. 17, 2022 | Atlanta Press Club | Jeff Hullinger | YouTube | P | P |

#### Results

2022 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John King (incumbent) | 2,107,388 | 54.10% | +3.73% |
| | Democratic | Janice Laws Robinson | 1,788,136 | 45.90% | −1.09% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,895,524 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Agriculture Commissioner

Incumbent Republican commissioner Gary Black was eligible to seek a fourth term in office, but instead chose to run for U.S. Senate.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tyler Harper, state senator

##### Declined

* Gary Black, incumbent commissioner (ran for U.S. Senate)

#### Endorsements

Governors
* Roy Barnes, former governor of Georgia (1999–2003) (Democrat)
State legislators
* John Albers, state senator
* Jason Anavitarte, state senator
* Brandon Beach, state senator
* Matt Brass, state senator
* Dean Burke, state senator
* Max Burns, state senator
* Bill Cowsert, state senator
* Clint Dixon, state senator
* Greg Dolezal, state senator
* Mike Dugan, majority leader of the Georgia Senate
* Frank Ginn, state senator
* Steve Gooch, state senator
* Russ Goodman, state senator
* Marty Harbin, state senator
* Bo Hatchett, state senator
* Billy Hickman, state senator
* Chuck Hufstetler, state senator
* Burt Jones, state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2022
* John Kennedy, state senator
* Kay Kirkpatrick, state senator
* Sheila McNeill, state senator
* Jeff Mullis, state senator
* Chuck Payne, state senator
* Randy Robertson, state senator
* Brian Strickland, state senator
* Carden Summers, state senator
* Lindsey Tippins, state senator
* Ben Watson, state senator

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tyler Harper | 1,029,564 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,029,564 | 100.0% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Nakita Hemingway, cut-flower farmer

##### Eliminated in primary

* Winfred Dukes, state representative
* Fred Swann, mushroom farmer and nominee for agriculture commissioner in 2018

##### Did not file

* Deborah Jackson, attorney, former mayor of Lithonia, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020

#### Endorsements

Statewide politicians
* Mark Taylor, former lieutenant governor of Georgia
State legislators
* Donna McLeod, state representative
* Curt Thompson, former state senator
Political parties
* Working Families Party
Organizations
* Indivisible movement

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nakita Hemingway | 375,435 | 56.25% |
| | Democratic | Winfred Dukes | 190,936 | 28.61% |
| | Democratic | Fred Swann | 101,093 | 15.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 667,464 | 100.0% |

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* David Raudabaugh, salesman

### General election
#### Debate

2022 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Tyler Harper | Nakita Hemingway | David Raudabaugh |
| 1 | Oct. 17, 2022 | Atlanta Press Club | Condace Pressley | YouTube | P | P | P |

#### Results

2022 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Tyler Harper | 2,068,892 | 52.97% | −0.11% |
| | Democratic | Nakita Hemingway | 1,751,214 | 44.84% | −2.08% |
| | Libertarian | David Raudabaugh | 85,656 | 2.19% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,905,762 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Public Service Commission

On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling by Judge Steven D. Grimberg in the case Rose v. Raffensperger postponing both Georgia Public Service Commission elections which were due to be held on November 8, 2022. As a result, the following nominees for Districts 2 and 3 were removed from the general election ballot.

### District 2

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Tim Echols ran for re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tim Echols, incumbent commissioner

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Patty Durand, former president of the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative

##### Withdrew

* Russell Edwards, Athens-Clarke County commissioner (endorsed Durand, remained on ballot)

### Libertarian primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Colin McKinney, physician

### District 3 (special)

On July 21, 2021, Republican Fitz Johnson was appointed by Governor Kemp to fill the vacancy created when incumbent commissioner Chuck Eaton resigned after being appointed to the Fulton County Superior Court. Johnson would run in the special election to serve the remainder of Eaton's term.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Fitz Johnson, incumbent commissioner

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Sheila Edwards, public relations professional and community activist

##### Eliminated in primary

* Chandra Farley, energy consultant and chair of the Georgia NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Committee
* Missy Moore, commercial insurance agency owner

## General Assembly

All 56 State Senate and 180 State House seats were up for election. Republicans retained their majorities in both houses, though Democrats gained two seats in the Georgia House of Representatives and one in the Georgia Senate.

## District attorneys

9 out of 49 judicial circuits held elections for district attorney.

## Judicial elections

Three seats on the Supreme Court of Georgia were up for nonpartisan statewide election to succeed justices David Nahmias, Carla W. McMillian and Shawn Ellen LaGrua.

## Local elections

During the regular primary, most counties and several consolidated city-county governments held nonpartisan elections for mayor, select city council or county commission seats, and select board of education seats, including Columbus, Athens, and Augusta.