2020 Georgia State Senate election

Not to be confused with 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia or 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia.

2020 Georgia State Senate election
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All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate
29[a] seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Butch Miller Steve Henson
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 49th 41st
Last election 35 21
Seats after 34 22
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,419,281 2,013,405
Percentage 54.58% 45.42%
Swing Increase 0.16% Decrease 0.16%
Results:
     Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
President pro tempore before election

Butch Miller
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Butch Miller
Republican

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The 2020 Georgia State Senate election was held on November 3, 2020. Georgia voters elected state senators in all 56 of the state senate's districts to the 156th Georgia General Assembly for two-year terms in the Georgia State Senate. The elections coincided with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, 2020 Georgia House of Representatives election, and more.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[1] Lean R October 21, 2020

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 17, 1.88%
  2. State Senate district 56, 2.18%
  3. State Senate district 9, 3.92% (gain)

Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 •District 15 • District 16 •. District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 •District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56

District 1

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 1[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben Watson (incumbent) 72,192 100%
Total votes 72,192 100.0%
Republican hold

District 2

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 2[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lester Jackson (incumbent) 62,334 100%
Total votes 62,334 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 3

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 3[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sheila McNeill (incumbent) 63,891 100%
Total votes 63,891 100.0%
Republican hold

District 4

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 4[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Billy Hickman (incumbent) 65,492 100%
Total votes 65,492 100.0%
Republican hold

District 5

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 5[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheikh Rahman (incumbent) 44,991 100%
Total votes 44,991 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 6[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jen Jordan (incumbent) 62,148 61.51%
Republican Lance Harris 38,891 38.49%
Total votes 101,039 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 7

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 7[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tyler Harper (incumbent) 56,433 100%
Total votes 56,433 100.0%
Republican hold

District 8

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 8[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russ Goodman (incumbent) 43,324 61.77%
Democratic Treva Gear 26,819 38.23%
Total votes 70,143 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 9[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nikki Merritt 53,941 51.96%
Republican P. K. Martin IV (incumbent) 49,879 48.04%
Total votes 103,820 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 10

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 10[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emanuel Jones (incumbent) 84,994 100%
Total votes 84,994 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 11

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 11[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Burke (incumbent) 57,018 100%
Total votes 57,018 100.0%
Republican hold

District 12

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 12[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Freddie Powell Sims (incumbent) 40,396 64.18%
Republican Tracy Taylor 22,546 35.82%
Total votes 62,942 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 13

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 13[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carden Summers (incumbent) 48,153 69.45%
Democratic Mary Egler 21,178 30.55%
Total votes 69,331 100.0%
Republican hold

District 14

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 14[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce Thompson (incumbent) 66,534 70.01%
Democratic Travis Johnson 28,505 29.99%
Total votes 95,039 100.0%
Republican hold

District 15

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 15[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Harbison (incumbent) 48,998 100%
Total votes 48,998 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 16

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 16[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marty Harbin (incumbent) 65,626 68.17%
Democratic Cinquez Jester 30,643 31.83%
Total votes 96,269 100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 17[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Strickland (incumbent) 52,454 50.94%
Democratic Kelly Rose 50,513 49.06%
Total votes 102,967 100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 18[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Kennedy (incumbent) 71,209 100%
Total votes 71,209 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 19[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blake Tillery (incumbent) 54,197 100%
Total votes 54,197 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 20[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry Walker III (incumbent) 57,946 64.96%
Democratic Julius Newberry Johnson 31,257 35.043%
Total votes 89,203 100.0%
Republican hold

District 21

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 21[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brandon Beach (incumbent) 94,143 100%
Total votes 94,143 100.0%
Republican hold

District 22

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 22[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold V. Jones II (incumbent) 60,966 100%
Total votes 60,966 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 23

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 23[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Max Burns 46,712 59.29%
Democratic Ceretta Smith 32,069 40.71%
Total votes 78,781 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 24[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lee Anderson (incumbent) 83,776 100%
Total votes 83,776 100.0%
Republican hold

District 25

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 25[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Burt Jones (incumbent) 61,330 67.66%
Democratic Veronica Brinson 29,315 32.34%
Total votes 90,645 100.0%
Republican hold

District 26

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 26[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David E. Lucas Sr. (incumbent) 53,421 100%
Total votes 53,421 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 27

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 27[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Dolezal (incumbent) 87,192 70.02%
Democratic Brooke Griffiths 37,340 29.98%
Total votes 124,532 100.0%
Republican hold

District 28

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 28[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Brass (incumbent) 82,691 100%
Total votes 82,691 100.0%
Republican hold

District 29

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 29[30]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Robertson (incumbent) 70,161 100%
Total votes 70,161 100.0%
Republican hold

District 30

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 30[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Dugan (incumbent) 58,303 67.54%
Democratic Montenia Edwards 28,023 32.46%
Total votes 86,326 100.0%
Republican hold

District 31

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 31[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Anavitarte 66,020 70.86%
Democratic Tianna Smith 27,146 29.14%
Total votes 93,166 100.0%
Republican hold

District 32

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 32[33]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kay Kirkpatrick (incumbent) 63,544 55.96%
Democratic Christine Triebsch 50,005 44.04%
Total votes 113,549 100.0%
Republican hold

District 33

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 33[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Rhett (incumbent) 66,207 100%
Total votes 66,207 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 34

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 34[35]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Valencia Seay (incumbent) 64,110 100%
Total votes 64,110 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 35

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 35[36]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donzella James (incumbent) 82,600 100%
Total votes 82,600 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 36

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 36[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nan Orrock (incumbent) 78,536 100%
Total votes 78,536 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 37

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 37[38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lindsey Tippins (incumbent) 60,238 57.04%
Democratic Vanessa Parker 45,370 42.96%
Total votes 105,608 100.0%
Republican hold

District 38

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 38[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Horacena Tate (incumbent) 79,748 100%
Total votes 79,748 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 39

Incumbent senator Nikema Williams resigned to run for Georgia's 5th congressional district, which John Lewis represented until his death. A special primary took place on November 3, 2020, and a runoff took place December 1, 2020. No Republican had filed to face Williams in the general election, so the special primary acted as the general election.

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 39 Special Primary Election[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sonya Halpern 31,294 45.19%
Democratic Linda Pritchett 17,573 25.37%
Democratic Jo Anna Potts 10,751 15.52%
Democratic Zan Fort 9,636 13.91%
Total votes 69,254 100.0%
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 39 Special Runoff Election[41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sonya Halpern 4,435 80.78%
Democratic Linda Pritchett 1,055 19.22%
Total votes 5,490 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 40

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 40[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sally Harrell (incumbent) 54,359 60.50%
Republican Garry Guan 35,494 39.50%
Total votes 89,853 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 41

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 41[43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kim Jackson (incumbent) 58,154 79.68%
Republican William Park Freeman 14,828 20.32%
Total votes 72,982 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 42

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 42[44]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elena Parent (incumbent) 85,202 100%
Total votes 85,202 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 43

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 43[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tonya Anderson (incumbent) 67,857 77.50%
Republican Melanie Williams 19,703 22.50%
Total votes 87,560 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 44

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 44[46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gail Davenport (incumbent) 77,593 88.18%
Republican Benjamin Brooks 10,405 11.82%
Total votes 87,998 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 45

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 45[47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clint Dixon (incumbent) 56,965 55.60%
Democratic Matielyn Jones 45,493 44.40%
Total votes 102,458 100.0%
Republican hold

District 46

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 46[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Cowsert (incumbent) 59,278 60.98%
Democratic Zachary Perry 37,924 39.02%
Total votes 97,202 100.0%
Republican hold

District 47

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 47[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Ginn (incumbent) 60,282 65.86%
Democratic Dawn Johnson 31,255 34.14%
Total votes 91,537 100.0%
Republican hold

District 48

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 48[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Au 49,184 56.18%
Republican Matt Reeves 38,358 43.82%
Total votes 87,542 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 49

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 1[51]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Butch Miller (incumbent) 74,684 100%
Total votes 74,684 100.0%
Republican hold

District 50

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 50[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bo Hatchett 71,693 83.18%
Democratic Dee Daley 14,493 16.82%
Total votes 86,186 100.0%
Republican hold

District 51

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 51[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Gooch (incumbent) 84,767 82.79%
Democratic June Krise 17,625 17.21%
Total votes 102,392 100.0%
Republican hold

District 52

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 52[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Hufstetler (incumbent) 57,621 76.44%
Democratic Charles DeYoung 17,755 23.56%
Total votes 75,376 100.0%
Republican hold

District 53

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 53[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Mullis (incumbent) 66,064 100%
Total votes 66,064 100.0%
Republican hold

District 54

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 54[56]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Payne (incumbent) 57,768 100%
Total votes 57,768 100.0%
Republican hold

District 55

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 55[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gloria S. Butler (incumbent) 85,654 100%
Total votes 85,654 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 56

2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 52[58]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Albers (incumbent) 51,476 51.09%
Democratic Sarah Beeson 49,284 48.91%
Total votes 100,760 100.0%
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Because the Lieutenant Governor has the power to break ties in the Senate, a Senate majority requires either 29 seats or 28 seats with control of the Lieutenant Governor's office.

References

  1. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "State Senate District 1". Georgia Secretary of State.
  3. ^ "State Senate District 2". Georgia Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "State Senate District 3". Georgia Secretary of State.
  5. ^ "State Senate District 4". Georgia Secretary of State.
  6. ^ "State Senate District 5". Georgia Secretary of State.
  7. ^ "State Senate District 6". Georgia Secretary of State.
  8. ^ "State Senate District 7". Georgia Secretary of State.
  9. ^ "State Senate District 8". Georgia Secretary of State.
  10. ^ "State Senate District9". Georgia Secretary of State.
  11. ^ "State Senate District 10". Georgia Secretary of State.
  12. ^ "State Senate District 11". Georgia Secretary of State.
  13. ^ "State Senate District 12". Georgia Secretary of State.
  14. ^ "State Senate District 13". Georgia Secretary of State.
  15. ^ "State Senate District 14". Georgia Secretary of State.
  16. ^ "State Senate District 15". Georgia Secretary of State.
  17. ^ "State Senate District 16". Georgia Secretary of State.
  18. ^ "State Senate District 17". Georgia Secretary of State.
  19. ^ "State Senate District 18". Georgia Secretary of State.
  20. ^ "State Senate District 19". Georgia Secretary of State.
  21. ^ "State Senate District 20". Georgia Secretary of State.
  22. ^ "State Senate District 21". Georgia Secretary of State.
  23. ^ "State Senate District 22". Georgia Secretary of State.
  24. ^ "State Senate District 23". Georgia Secretary of State.
  25. ^ "State Senate District 24". Georgia Secretary of State.
  26. ^ "State Senate District 25". Georgia Secretary of State.
  27. ^ "State Senate District 26". Georgia Secretary of State.
  28. ^ "State Senate District 27". Georgia Secretary of State.
  29. ^ "State Senate District 28". Georgia Secretary of State.
  30. ^ "State Senate District 29". Georgia Secretary of State.
  31. ^ "State Senate District 30". Georgia Secretary of State.
  32. ^ "State Senate District 31". Georgia Secretary of State.
  33. ^ "State Senate District 32". Georgia Secretary of State.
  34. ^ "State Senate District 33". Georgia Secretary of State.
  35. ^ "State Senate District 34". Georgia Secretary of State.
  36. ^ "State Senate District 35". Georgia Secretary of State.
  37. ^ "State Senate District 36". Georgia Secretary of State.
  38. ^ "State Senate District 37". Georgia Secretary of State.
  39. ^ "State Senate District 38". Georgia Secretary of State.
  40. ^ "State Senate District 39 - Special Democratic Primary". Georgia Secretary of State.
  41. ^ "State Senate District 39 - Special Democratic Primary Runoff". Georgia Secretary of State.
  42. ^ "State Senate District 40". Georgia Secretary of State.
  43. ^ "State Senate District 41". Georgia Secretary of State.
  44. ^ "State Senate District 42". Georgia Secretary of State.
  45. ^ "State Senate District 43". Georgia Secretary of State.
  46. ^ "State Senate District 44". Georgia Secretary of State.
  47. ^ "State Senate District 45". Georgia Secretary of State.
  48. ^ "State Senate District 46". Georgia Secretary of State.
  49. ^ "State Senate District 47". Georgia Secretary of State.
  50. ^ "State Senate District 48". Georgia Secretary of State.
  51. ^ "State Senate District 1". Georgia Secretary of State.
  52. ^ "State Senate District 50". Georgia Secretary of State.
  53. ^ "State Senate District 51". Georgia Secretary of State.
  54. ^ "State Senate District 52". Georgia Secretary of State.
  55. ^ "State Senate District 53". Georgia Secretary of State.
  56. ^ "State Senate District 54". Georgia Secretary of State.
  57. ^ "State Senate District 55". Georgia Secretary of State.
  58. ^ "State Senate District 52". Georgia Secretary of State.