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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 6, 2020 Filing Deadline (Minor Parties & Indep): July 7, 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): September , 2020 State Primary: May 19, 2020 Primary Run-Off: July 21, 2020 Fed General Run-Off (if needed): January , 2021

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on July 22, 2019

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)

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)

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

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

U.S. SENATOR:

David Perdue (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Derrick Grayson (R) - Minister, Network Engineer, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Sarah Riggs Amico (D) - Businesswoman & '18 Lt Gov Nominee
Akhenaten Amun (D) - Teacher & '18 Lt Gov Candidate
Jason Carter (D) - Ex-State Sen, Attorney, Grandson of Pres Carter & '14 Gov Nominee
Marckeith DeJesus (D) - Financial Consultant, '16 St Rep Candidate & '17 St Sen Candidate
Scott Holcomb (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Army Veteran
Matt Lieberman (D) - Businessman, Ex-Teacher & Son of Ex-US Sen Joe Lieberman
Jon Ossoff (D) - Investigative Journalist & '17 US Rep Nominee
Ted Terry (D) - Clarkston Mayor & Political Organizer
Teresa Tomlinson (D) - Ex-Columbus Mayor & Attorney
Raphael Warnock (D) - Pastor & Civil Rights Activist
Elaine Whigham Williams (D) - Pastor & '16 Pres Candidate
Al Bartell (I) - Mediator, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Clifton Kilby (I) - Retired Police Officer, Veteran & '18 Sheriff Candidate in NC

Johnny Isakson (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Buddy Carter (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Daniel Merritt (R) - Businessman & Army Veteran
Lisa Ring (D) - Bryan County Democratic Chair, Ex-Corrections Officer & '18 Nominee
Barbara Seidman (D) - Retired Businesswoman, '18 Candidate & '19 St Rep Candidate

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

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

District 4:
Hank Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Antonio Hicks (D) - Technical Training Specialist
Elaine Amankwah Nietmann (D) - Attorney

District 5:
John Lewis (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Lucy McBath (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Brandon Beach (R) - State Sen & Ex-Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Pres.
David Belle Isle (R) - Ex-Alpharetta Mayor, Attorney & '18 Sec of State Candidate
Donnie Bolena (R) - Food Delivery Businessman
Ken Brown (R) - Businessman & Navy Veteran
Ben Burnett (R) - Alpharetta City Councilman & Technology Professional
Marjorie Greene (R) - Businesswoman & Conservative Activist
Karen Handel (R) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-Secretary of State & Ex-Fulton County Commission Chair
Liz Hausmann (R) - Fulton County Commissioner & Ex-Johns Creek City Councilwoman
Judson Hill (R) - State Sen., Attorney & '17 Candidates
Jan Jones (R) - State House Speaker Pro-Tem
Kim Peterson (R) - Radio Show Host
Nicole Rodden (R) - Commercial Maritime Officer & Navy/USCG Veteran

District 7:
[ Rob Woodall (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Lisa Babbage (R) - Educator & GOP Activist
Ben Bullock (R) - Real Estate Investor & USAF Veteran
Rick Desai (R) - Businessman
Mark Gonsalves (R)
Scott Hilton (R) - Ex-State Rep.
Lynne Homrich (R) - Businesswoman, Nonprofit Group Executive & Biochemist
Todd Jones (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Lerah Lee (R) - Educator
P.K. Martin (R) - State Sen.
Rich McCormick (R) - Emergency Room Physician, Retired Navy Officer & Afghan War Veteran
B.J. Pak (R) - US Attorney & Ex-State Rep.
Joe Profit (R) - Businessman, Minister, Ex-Pro Football Player & '18 Nominee in CD-4
Mike Royal (R) - State Board of Education Member & Risk Management Company Owner
Jacqueline Tseng (R) - Technology Professional & GOP Activist
Renee Unterman (R) - State Sen, Ex-State Rep, Ex-Gwinnett County Commissioner & Ex-Nurse
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) - Ex-State Senate Budget Director, Ex-Congressional Aide & '18 Nominee
Marqus Cole (D) - Attorney
John Eaves (D) - Ex-Fulton County Commission Chair, Educator & '17 Atlanta Mayor Candidate
Nabilah Islam (D) - Political Consultant
Zahra Karinshak (D) - State Sen., Attorney, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & USAF Veteran
Brenda Lopez (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Teacher
Rashid Malik (D) - Educator, Democratic Activist, '16 Nominee & '10 State Sen. Nominee
Sam Park (D) - State Rep.

District 8:
Austin Scott (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Vance Dean (R) - Self-Employed, GOP Activist & '18 Candidate
Danny Ellyson (R) - Businessman. Disabled Iraq War Veteran & '18 Candidate

District 9:
Doug Collins (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Antwon Stephens (D) - Freelance Writer, Ex-Tea Party Activist & 18 Athens Mayor Candidates

District 10:
Jody Hice (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Clyde Elrod (D) - Construction Manager

District 11:
Barry Loudermilk (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rachel Kinsey (D) - Accounting Firm Owner, Community Activist & '18 St Sen Nominee
Adam Wynn (D) - Business Development Consultant & Software Developer

District 12:
Rick Allen (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 13:
David Scott (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Amber Hunter (D)
Michael Owens (D) - Ex-Cobb County Democratic Chair, Businessman & '14 Candidate
Jannquell Peters (D) - Ex-East Point Mayor & Attorney
Martin Cowen (L) - Retired Attorney, Ex-County Probate Judge & '18 Nominee

District 14:
Tom Graves (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Georgia (C)
Democratic Party of Georgia (D)
Georgia Green Party (G)
Libertarian Party of Georgia (L)
Georgia Republican Party (R)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
AccessNorthGa.com
Athens Daily News / Athens Banner-Herald
Athens Flagpole
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta Daily World (African-American)
Atlanta Creative Loafing (Alternative)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Magazine
The Story (Atlanta Suburbs)
Atlanta Sunday Paper (Alternative)
Augusta Chronicle
Barnesville Herald-Gazette
Blackshear Times
Brantley Enterprise
Cartersville Daily Tribune News
Cobb Online / Marietta News
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Fayette County Citizen
Georgia Trend
GoDekalb.com
Gwinnett Daily Post
LaGrange Daily News
Macon Telegraph
Main Street News (Banks, Jackson & Madison Counties)
Newnan Times-Herald
Oconee Enterprise
Rome News-Tribune
The Beacon (Roswell)
Savannah Morning News
Southern Voice (Gay)
Swainsboro Forest-Blade
Thomas County News
Waycross Journal-Herald

BROADCAST MEDIA:
WAGA TV-5 (FOX - Atlanta)
WGCL TV-46 (CBS - Atlanta)
WSB TV-2 (ABC - Atlanta)
WXIA TV-11 (NBC - Atlanta)

POLITICAL BLOGS & ONLINE RESOURCES:
A la Gauche
Athens Politics
Atlanta Out Loud
Atlanta Public Affairs
Blog for Democracy
BlogGwinnett.com
Bloglanta.com
Blog of Columbus, Georgia
Building a Better Moustrap
Buzz Blog
ChrisIsHardcore.com
Confessions of a Political Junkie
Cracker Squire
Cup O' Joe
Freedom of Thought
Georgia Beat
Georgia News Digest
Georgia Democratic Women's Grapevine
Georgia Liberty
Georgia Politics Unfiltered
Georgia Pundit
Georgia Reporter
Independent Conservative
LeftyBlogs: Georgia
Metroblogging: Atlanta
Monotonous.net
Opportunity for Georgia
Peach Pundit
Peanut Politics
PhotoDude.com
PoliticalVine.com
Politics 101
Politics & Policy
Radical Georgia Moderate
Rankin Blog
Rooftop Blog
What Are We For

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