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ELECTION CALENDAR:
Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 6, 2020
Filing Deadline (Minor Parties & Indep): August 14, 2020
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): September 8, 2020
State Primary: June 9, 2020
Primary Run-Off: August 11, 2020
Fed General Run-Off (if needed): January 5, 2021

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
won

= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on November 8, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Brian Kemp (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Stacey Abrams (D) - Ex-State House Minority Leader, Attorney & '18 Nominee
Hardie Davis (D) - Augusta Mayor, Ex-State Sen, Ex-State Rep & Pastor

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Geoff Duncan (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Joe Frank Harris & Zell Miller

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Brad Raffensperger (R)*- (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Chris Carr (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT:
Richard Woods (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Gary Black (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Johnny Isakson - 1990

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
John King (R)* - Acting Commissioner

STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER:
Mark Butler (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

2020 REGULAR ELECTION - RUNOFF JANUARY 5, 2021:

David Perdue (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jon Ossoff (D) - Documentary Filmmaker & '17 US Rep Nominee

Herman Talmadge - 1980

2020 SPECIAL ELECTION - RUNOFF JANUARY 5, 2021:

Kelly Loeffler (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Raphael Warnock (D) - Pastor & Civil Rights Activist

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Buddy Carter (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Sanford Bishop (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Drew Ferguson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Pat Swindall - 1986

District 4:
Hank Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5 - Regular (Full) Term:
[ John Lewis (D)* - Died July 17, 2020. ]
Nikema Williams (D) - State Sen. & State Democratic Chair

District 5 - Special Election - Runoff December 1, 2020:
[ John Lewis (D)* - Died July 17, 2020. ]
Robert Franklin (D) - Ex-Morehouse College President, Professor & Pastor
Kwanza Hall (D) - Ex-Atlanta City Councilman, Businessman & '17 Mayor Candidate

District 6:
Lucy McBath (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
[ Rob Woodall (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) - Ex-Senate Budget Director, College Professor & '18 Nominee

Andrew Young for Congress - 1970

District 8:
Austin Scott (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
[ Doug Collins (R)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2020. ]
Andrew Clyde (R) - Fireams Dealer, Retired Navy Officer & Gulf War Veteran

District 10:
Jody Hice (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Barry Loudermilk (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Pat Swindall - 1986