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2024 Georgia State Senate election

2024 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 Steve Gooch Gloria Butler
(retiring)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th 55th
Last election 33 23
Seats won 33 23
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,608,006 2,076,688
Percentage 55.67% 44.33%
Swing Increase 0.41% Decrease 0.41%
Results:
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Vote share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Majority leader before election

Steve Gooch
Republican

Elected Majority leader

TBD

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Elections to the Georgia State Senate were held on November 5, 2024, alongside the other 2024 United States elections. All 56 seats were up for election.[1]

Partisan Background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won 33 districts, and Democrat Joe Biden won 23.

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 34: Valencia Seay retired.
  2. District 38: Horacena Tate retired.
  3. District 55: Gloria Butler retired.

Republicans

  1. District 49: Shelly Echols retired.

Special Elections

District 11

Dean Burke, first elected in 2012, resigned on December 31, 2022 to be a chief medical officer of the Georgia Department of Community Health.[2]

Georgia's 11th Senate district, 2023 special election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Watson 10,099 76.04
Democratic Mary Weaver-Anderson 3,048 22.95
Libertarian John H. Monds 135 1.01
Total votes 13,282 100.0
Republican hold

District 30

Mike Dugan, first elected in 2012, resigned on January 3rd, 2024 to run for Georgia's 3rd Congressional District for 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia.[4]

Georgia's 30th Senate district, 2024 special election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Bearden 4,548 58.87
Democratic Ashley Kecskes Godwin 1,327 17.18
Republican Robert Bob Smith 989 12.80
Republican Renae Bell 862 11.16
Total votes 7,726 100.0
Republican hold

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[6] Solid R March 26, 2024

Results summary

District 2020 Pres.[7] Incumbent Candidates[8] Result
Member Party First elected Running
1 R +13.0 Ben Watson Republican 2015 Yes
Republican primary
  • ▌Green tickY Ben Watson (Republican)
  • ▌Beth Majeroni (Republican)
Republican hold
2 D +45.4 Derek Mallow Democratic 2023 Yes
Democratic hold
3 R +31.6 Mike Hodges Republican 2023 Yes
Republican hold
4 R +32.7 Billy Hickman Republican 2020 Yes
Republican hold
5 D +46.4 Sheikh Rahman Democratic 2019 Yes
6 R +40.6 Matt Brass Republican 2017 Yes
  • ▌Matt Brass (Republican)
  • ▌Jenny Enderlin (Democratic)
7 D +16.8 Nabilah Islam Democratic 2023 Yes
Republican primary
  • ▌Green tickY J. Gregory Howard (Republican)
  • ▌Fred Clayton (Republican)
  • ▌Louis Ligon (Republican)
  • ▌Clara Richardson-Olguin (Republican)
8 R +29.3 Russ Goodman Republican 2021 Yes
Republican hold
9 D +20.4 Nikki Merritt Democratic 2021 Yes
10 D +69.9 Emanuel Jones Democratic 2005 Yes
11 R +29.2 Sam Watson Republican 2023 Yes
Republican hold
12 D +16.2 Freddie Sims Democratic 2009 Yes
Democratic hold
13 R +40.4 Carden Summers Republican 2020 Yes
Republican hold
14 D +19.9 Josh McLaurin Democratic 2023 Yes
Democratic hold
15 D +33.2 Ed Harbison Democratic 1993 Yes
Democratic hold
16 R +27.9 Marty Harbin Republican 2015 Yes
17 D +48.4 Gail Davenport Democratic 2011 Yes
Democratic hold
18 R +22.2 John F. Kennedy Republican 2015 Yes
Republican hold
19 R +49.3 Blake Tillery Republican 2017 Yes
Republican hold
20 R +31.0 Larry Walker III Republican 2015 Yes
Republican primary
 Republican hold
21 R +32.2 Brandon Beach Republican 2013 Yes
  • ▌Brandon Beach (Republican)
  • ▌Lillia Michelle Lionel (Democratic)
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Lillia Michelle Lionel (Democratic)
  • ▌Tracey Verhoeven (Democratic)
22 D +41.9 Harold V. Jones II Democratic 2015 Yes
Democratic hold
23 R +14.7 Max Burns Republican 2021 Yes
  • ▌Max Burns (Republican)
  • ▌Shayna Boston (Democratic)
24 R +34.1 Lee Anderson Republican 2017 Yes
Republican hold
25 R +23.7 Rick Williams Republican 2023 Yes
Republican primary
  • ▌Green tickY Rick Williams (Republican)
  • ▌Leland Jake Olinger (Republican)
Republican hold
26 D +28.4 David Lucas Democratic 2013 Yes
Democratic hold
27 R +37.9 Greg Dolezal Republican 2019 Yes
28 D +48.7 Donzella James Democratic 2009 Yes
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Donzella James (Democratic)
  • ▌Terracia Tee Wilkinson (Democratic)
Democratic hold
29 R +24.7 Randy Robertson Republican 2019 Yes
30 R +29.2 Tim Bearden Republican 2024 Yes
  • ▌Tim Bearden (Republican)
  • ▌Wanda Cooper (Democratic)
31 R +33.0 Jason Anavitarte Republican 2021 Yes
Republican hold
32 R +12.7 Kay Kirkpatrick Republican 2017 Yes
Republican primary
 Republican hold
33 D +30.2 Michael Rhett Democratic 2015 Yes
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Michael Rhett (Democratic)
  • ▌Euriel Hemmerly (Democratic)
Democratic hold
34 D +64.7 Valencia Seay Democratic 2003 No
  • ▌Kenya Wicks (Democratic)
  • ▌Andrew E. Honeycutt (Republican)
Democratic primary
  • ▌Valencia Stovall (Democratic)
  • ▌Green tickY Kenya Wicks (Democratic)
  • ▌Herman "Drew" Andrews (Democratic)
  • ▌Tyriq T Jackson (Democratic)
  • ▌Melody Totten (Democratic)
  • ▌Daymetrie Williams (Democratic)
  • ▌Xe Ross (Democratic)
35 D +57.1 Jason Esteves Democratic 2023 Yes
Democratic hold
36 D +78.2 Nan Orrock Democratic 2007 Yes
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Nan Orrock (Democratic)
  • ▌Michel Powell (Democratic)
Democratic hold
37 R +10.7 Ed Setzler Republican 2023 Yes
  • ▌Ed Setzler (Republican)
  • ▌Vanessa Ella Parker (Democratic)
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Vanessa Ella Parker (Democratic)
  • ▌Sadia Ali (Democratic)
38 D +56.4 Horacena Tate Democratic 1999 No
  • ▌Rashaun Kemp (Democratic)
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Rashaun Kemp (Democratic)
  • ▌Ralph Long III (Democratic)
  • ▌Nate Green (Democratic)
  • ▌Nkoyo Effiong Lewis (Democratic)
  • ▌Darryl "Dj" Terry Ii (Democratic)
  • ▌Richard N Wright (Democratic)
Democratic hold
39 D +71.1 Sonya Halpern Democratic 2021 Yes
Democratic hold
40 D +29.3 Sally Harrell Democratic 2019 Yes
Democratic primary
41 D +68.8 Kim Jackson Democratic 2021 Yes
  • ▌Kim Jackson (Democratic)
  • ▌Jeff Newlin (Republican)
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Kim Jackson (Democratic)
  • ▌Tyion Fields (Democratic)
42 R +18.4 Brian Strickland Republican 2018 Yes
43 D +49.3 Tonya Anderson Democratic 2017 Yes
Democratic hold
44 D +79.0 Elena Parent Democratic 2015 Yes
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Elena Parent (Democratic)
  • ▌Nadine Thomas (Democratic)
Democratic hold
45 R +16.9 Clint Dixon Republican 2021 Yes
Republican hold
46 R +18.2 Bill Cowsert Republican 2007 Yes
47 R +18.3 Frank Ginn Republican 2011 Yes
  • ▌Frank Ginn (Republican)
  • ▌Conolus Scott (Democratic)
Republican primary
  • ▌Green tickY Frank Ginn (Republican)
  • ▌Ross Harvin (Republican)
48 R +3.2 Shawn Still Republican 2023 Yes
  • ▌Shawn Still (Republican)
  • ▌Ashwin Ramaswami (Democratic)
 Republican hold
49 R +44.1 Shelly Echols Republican 2023 No
  • ▌Drew Echols (Republican)
Republican primary
  • ▌Green tickY Drew Echols (Republican)
  • ▌Josh Clark (Republican)
Republican hold
50 R +62.2 Bo Hatchett Republican 2021 Yes
51 R +64.2 Steve Gooch Republican 2011 Yes
Republican hold
52 R +46.2 Chuck Hufstetler Republican 2013 Yes
Republican hold
53 R +58.9 Colton Moore Republican 2023 Yes
  • ▌Colton Moore (Republican)
  • ▌Bart Alexander Bryant (Democratic)
Republican primary
  • ▌Green tickY Colton Moore (Republican)
  • ▌Angela Pence (Republican)
54 R +52.5 Chuck Payne Republican 2017 Yes
Republican hold
55 D +56.0 Gloria Butler Democratic 1999 No
  • ▌Randal Mangham (Democratic)
  • ▌Mary Williams Benefield (Republican)
Democratic primary
  • ▌Green tickY Randal Mangham (Democratic)
  • ▌Iris Hamilton (Democratic)
  • ▌Robin Biro (Democratic)
  • ▌Verdaillia Turner (Democratic)
  • ▌Osborn Murray III (Democratic)
56 R +12.3 John Albers Republican 2011 Yes

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. ^ "Georgia State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "Georgia senator quits for state job, prison chief steps down". Associated Press. 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ "Election Night Reporting". January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Bluestein, Greg. "Mike Dugan joins U.S. House race for Georgia's 3rd District". Politically Georgia (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ "Election Night Reporting". February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "24 GA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  7. ^ "Dave's Redistricting". Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  8. ^ "Candidate Information". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwin_Ramaswami