GEORGIA

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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 January 24, 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)

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:

2020 REGULAR ELECTION:

David Perdue (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Derrick Grayson (R) - Minister, Network Engineer, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
James Jackson (R)
Michael Jowers (R) - General Contractor, Farmer & Iraq/Afghan War Veteran
Ervan Miller (D)
Sarah Riggs Amico (D) - Businesswoman & '18 Lt Gov Nominee
Akhenaten Amun (D) - Teacher & '18 Lt Gov Candidate
Marckeith DeJesus (D) - Financial Consultant, '16 St Rep Candidate & '17 St Sen Candidate
Maya Dillard Smith (D) - Business Advisor & Ex-State ACLU Director
Scott Holcomb (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Army Veteran
Jon Ossoff (D) - Investigative Journalist & '17 US Rep Nominee
Harold Shouse (D) - Painting Contractor
Ted Terry (D) - Clarkston Mayor & Political Organizer
Teresa Tomlinson (D) - Ex-Columbus Mayor & Attorney
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
Darrell McGuire (Write-In)

2020 SPECIAL ELECTION:

Kelly Loeffler (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Doug Collins (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Wayne Johnson (R) - Ex-US Education Dept Official, Educator, Businessman & Army Veteran
Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D) - Businesswoman, Restorative Justice Activist & Frequent Candidate
Matt Lieberman (D) - Businessman, Ex-Teacher & Son of Ex-US Sen Joe Lieberman
Ed Tarver (D) - Ex-US Attorney, Ex-State Sen. & Army Veteran
Mike Thurmond (D) - DeKalb County CEO, Ex-State Labor Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & '10 Nominee
Raphael Warnock (D) - Pastor & Civil Rights Activist
Richard Winfield (D) - College Professor, Author & '18 US Rep Candidate

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)
William Haston (D) - Ministry Operations Manager & USAF Veteran
Antonio Hicks (D) - Technical Training Specialist
Elaine Amankwah Nietmann (D) - Attorney
Johsie Cruz (R) - Medical Coder, Dental Office Receptionist & GOP Activist

District 5:
John Lewis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Barrington Martin II (D) - Writing Tutor & Paralegal
Demondria Jefferson (L) - Texas Resident

District 6:
Lucy McBath (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mykel Barthelemy (R) - Minister, Businesswoman & Conservative Activist
Ken Brown (R) - Businessman & Navy Veteran
Karen Handel (R) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-Secretary of State & Ex-Fulton County Commission Chair
Blake Harbin (R) - Businessman & Mortgage Broker

District 7:
[ Rob Woodall (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Lisa Babbage (R) - Educator, Author & GOP Activist
Rick Desai (R) - Businessman
Mark Gonsalves (R) - Businessman & Real Estate Investor
Scott Hilton (R) - Ex-State Rep.
Lynne Homrich (R) - Businesswoman, Nonprofit Group Executive & Biochemist
Todd Jones (R) - State Rep. & Businessman
Zachary Kennemore (R) - '15 Pres. Candidate
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
Eugene Yu (R) - Businessman, Ex-Police Officer, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) - Ex-State Senate Budget Director, Ex-Congressional Aide & '18 Nominee
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
Jimmy Cooper (G) - Progressive Activist

District 9:
Doug Collins (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Boggus (R) - Construction Foreman
Devin Pandy (D) - Limosine Service Contractor & Retired Army NCO
Antwon Stephens (D) - Freelance Writer, Ex-Tea Party Activist & 18 Athens Mayor Candidates
Dan Wilson (D) - Pastor

District 10:
Jody Hice (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Clyde Elrod (D) - Construction Manager
Andrew Ferguson (D) - Screenwriter & Democratic Activist
Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) - Nurse & '18 Nominee
Alvin "AJ" Spitzner Jr. (D) - IT Specialist & Ex-Factory Worker

District 11:
Barry Loudermilk (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dana Barrett (D) - Radio Talk Show Host & Businesswoman
Rachel Kinsey (D) - Accounting Firm Owner, Community Activist & '18 St Sen Nominee
Asher Nuckolls (D) - Ex-Teacher & "Libertarian Socialist" Activist
Rod Sellers (D) - Electrician & Iraq War Veteran
Adam Wynn (D) - Business Development Consultant & Software Developer

District 12:
Rick Allen (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Liz Johnson (D) - Ex-DNC Member, Retired Insurance Agent & Frequent Candidate
Dan Steiner (D) - Retired Attorney

District 13:
David Scott (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Elfreda Desvignes (D) - Businesswoman & Community Activist
Michael Owens (D) - Ex-Cobb County Democratic Chair, Businessman & '14 Candidate
Jannquell Peters (D) - Ex-East Point Mayor & Attorney
Becky Hites (R) - Steel Industry Consultant
Martin Cowen (L) - Retired Attorney, Ex-County Probate Judge & '18 Nominee

District 14:
[ Tom Graves (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Boyd Austin (R) - Dallas Mayor
Ben Bullock (R) - Real Estate Investor & USAF Veteran
Bill Carruth (R) - Ex-Paulding County Commission Chair & '12 St Sen Candidate
John Cowan (R) - Surgeon & Businessman
Kevin Cooke (R) - State Rep., Farmer & Univ. Assoc. Athletic Director
Clayton Fuller (R) - Attorney, USAF Veteran & Ex-Trump White House Fellow
Marjorie Greene (R) - Businesswoman & Conservative Activist
Bill Heath (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Electrical Engineer & Farmer
Chuck Hufstetler (R) - State Sen., Ex-Floyd County Commissioner & Anesthesiologist
Colton Moore (R) - State Rep. & Auctioneer
David Pennington (R) - Dalton Mayor, Businessman & '14 Gov. Candidate
Chuck Payne (R) - State Sen., Retired Juvenile Probation Officer & Army Veteran
Kyle Perkins (R)
Sarah Ott (D) - Teacher
Kinya Jefferson (L) - Texas Resident

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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