Jonathan Wallace (Georgia politician)
Jonathan Wallace | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 119th district | |
| In office November 27, 2017 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chuck Williams (R) |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Wiedower |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
Jonathan Wallace is an American politician from Georgia. Wallace is a former Democratic Party member of Georgia House of Representatives from District 119 from Nov. 27, 2017, until Jan. 14, 2019. He won a November 2017 Special Election to win the seat vacated by Republican Chuck Williams, who was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve as Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission.[1]
On Nov. 6, 2018, Wallace was defeated for re-election by Republican Marcus Wiedower.[2]
On January 13, 2020, Wallace announced he would be challenging Wiedower in the 2020 election to return to the State House.[3] He lost the general election on November 3, 2020 to Marcus Wiedower (Republican Party) [4]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jonathan Wallace | 4,486 | 56.71 | ||
| Republican | Tom Lord | 1,573 | 19.88 | ||
| Republican | Marcus Wiedower | 1,368 | 17.29 | ||
| Republican | Brian Strickland | 484 | 6.12 | ||
| Total votes | 7,911 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marcus Wiedower | 13,336 | 52.78 | ||
| Democratic | Jonathan Wallace (incumbent) | 11,929 | 47.22 | ||
| Total votes | 25,265 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
References
- ^ Erin Schilling (27 November 2017). "Georgia representatives Gonzalez, Wallace to be sworn in today". Redandblack.com. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ Stephen Barr (6 November 2018). "BREAKING: Jonathan Wallace loses seat in state House District 119 race, Clarke County finishes reporting results". Redandblack.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ GaNun, Jacqueline (13 January 2020). "Former state Rep. Jonathan Wallace announces campaign for Georgia House of Representatives". Red & Black. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Georgia House of Representatives".
- ^ "Georgia Special Election 2017 District 119 Election Results 11/07/2017".
- ^ "Georgia General Election 2018 District 119 Election Results 11/06/2018".