2022 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 Mike Dugan
(stepped down) 		Gloria Butler
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th 55th
Last election 34 22
Seats after 33 23
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,985,311 1,607,215
Percentage 55.26% 44.74%
Swing Increase 0.68% Decrease 0.68%
Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     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

Mike Dugan
Republican

Elected Majority leader

Steve Gooch
Republican

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Elections to the Georgia State Senate were held on November 8, 2022 alongside the other 2022 United States elections. All 56 seats were up for election.[1]

Democrats gained 1 seat, decreasing the Republican majority to 33 out of 56 seats.[2]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 2: Lester Jackson retired to run for Commissioner of Labor.
  2. District 6: Jen Jordan retired to run for Attorney General.
  3. District 48: Michelle Au retired to run for state representative from District 50.

Republicans

  1. District 3: Sheila McNeill retired.
  2. District 7: Tyler Harper retired to run for Commissioner of Agriculture.
  3. District 14: Bruce Thompson retired to run for Commissioner of Labor.
  4. District 25: Burt Jones retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
  5. District 37: Lindsey Tippins retired.
  6. District 49: Butch Miller retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
  7. District 53: Jeff Mullis retired.

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] Likely R May 19, 2022

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 7, 5.68% (gain)
  2. State Senate district 14, 9.38% (gain)

Results

Results[4]
District Result Republican Democratic Total votes
Candidate Votes Share Candidate Votes Share
1 Rep. hold Ben Watson (inc.) 43,080 61.38% James “Jay” Jones 27,106 38.62% 70,186
2 Dem. hold Clinton Young 16,203 28.05% Derek Mallow 41,553 71.95% 57,556
3 Rep. hold Mike Hodges 54,807 100% did not contest 54,807
4 Rep. hold Billy Hickman (inc.) 53,563 100% did not contest 53,563
5 Dem. hold did not contest Sheikh Rahman (inc.) 26,340 100% 26,340
6 Dem. hold Fred Glass 34,607 43.43% Jason Esteves 45,076 56.57% 79,683
7 Dem. gain Josh McKay 29,148 47.16% Nabilah Islam 32,665 52.84% 61,813
8 Rep. hold Russ Goodman (inc.) 47,458 100% did not contest 47,458
9 Dem. hold did not contest Nikki Merritt (inc.) 47,638 100% 47,638
10 Dem. hold did not contest Emanuel Jones (inc.) 68,240 100% 68,240
11 Rep. hold Dean Burke (inc.) 49,591 100% did not contest 49,591
12 Dem. hold did not contest Freddie Powell Sims (inc.) 48,502 100% 48,502
13 Rep. hold Carden Summers (inc.) 54,014 100% did not contest 54,014
14 Dem. gain Liz Hausmann 34,257 45.31% Josh McLaurin 41,353 54.69% 75,610
15 Dem. hold did not contest Ed Harbison (inc.) 39,953 100% 39,953
16 Rep. hold Marty Harbin (inc.) 57,965 68.18% Pingke Dubignon 27,048 31.82% 85,013
17 Rep. hold Brian Strickland (inc.) 49,532 61.56% Kacy D. Morgan 30,929 38.44% 80,461
18 Rep. hold John F. Kennedy (inc.) 49,581 64.43% Chris Benton 27,372 35.57% 76,953
19 Rep. hold Blake Tillery (inc.) 45,431 78.68% Michael “Buckle” Moore 12,308 21.32% 57,739
20 Rep. hold Larry Walker (inc.) 59,824 100% did not contest 59,824
21 Rep. hold Brandon Beach (inc.) 73,600 100% did not contest 73,600
22 Dem. hold Andrew Danielson 17,077 29.57% Harold V. Jones II (inc.) 40,676 70.43% 57,753
23 Rep. hold Max Burns (inc.) 53,320 100% did not contest 53,320
24 Rep. hold Lee Anderson (inc.) 72,370 100% did not contest 72,370
25 Rep. hold Rick Williams 46,289 61.66% Valerie Rodgers 28,777 38.34% 75,066
26 Dem. hold did not contest David E. Lucas Sr. (inc.) 45,293 100% 45,293
27 Rep. hold Greg Dolezal (inc.) 58,096 73.87% Brett Binion 20,551 26.13% 78,647
28 Rep. hold Matt Brass (inc.) 67,216 100% did not contest 67,216
29 Rep. hold Randy Robertson (inc.) 48,339 66.25% Ellen Wright 24,628 33.75% 72,967
30 Rep. hold Mike Dugan (inc.) 59,251 100% did not contest 59,251
31 Rep. hold Jason Anavitarte (inc.) 57,843 100% did not contest 57,843
32 Rep. hold Kay Kirkpatrick (inc.) 48,081 61.59% Sylvia L. Bennett 29,982 38.41% 78,063
33 Dem. hold did not contest Michael Rhett (inc.) 47,887 100% 47,887
34 Dem. hold Tommy Smith 8,689 16.29% Valencia Seay (inc.) 44,660 83.71% 53,341
35 Dem. hold did not contest Donzella James (inc.) 62,015 100% 62,015
36 Dem. hold did not contest Nan Orrock (inc.) 63,848 100% 63,848
37 Rep. hold Ed Setzler 51,953 58.84% Vanessa Parker 36,341 41.16% 88,294
38 Dem. hold did not contest Horacena Tate (inc.) 64,418 100% 64,418
39 Dem. hold did not contest Sonya Halpern (inc.) 60,401 100% 60,401
40 Dem. hold Austin McDonald 24,870 38.43% Sally Harrell (inc.) 39,839 61.57% 64,709
41 Dem. hold Jayre Jones 11,195 17.85% Kim Jackson (inc.) 51,512 82.15% 62,707
42 Dem. hold did not contest Elena Parent (inc.) 77,961 100% 77,961
43 Dem. hold Melanie Williams 17,128 24.95% Tonya Anderson (inc.) 51,534 75.05% 68,662
44 Dem. hold did not contest Gail Davenport (inc.) 61,768 100% 61,768
45 Rep. hold Clint Dixon (inc.) 41,416 61.29% Matielyn Jones 26,163 38.71% 67,579
46 Rep. hold Bill Cowsert (inc.) 48,555 64.02% Andrew Ferguson 27,286 35.98% 75,841
47 Rep. hold Frank Ginn (inc.) 44,530 62.00% Conolus Scott Jr. 27,287 38.00% 71,817
48 Rep. gain Shawn Still 41,464 56.72% Josh Uddin 31,635 43.28% 73,099
49 Rep. hold Shelly Echols 53,106 75.84% Jody Cooley 16,919 24.16% 70,025
50 Rep. hold Bo Hatchett (inc.) 62,105 84.78% Paulette Williams 11,551 15.22% 73,256
51 Rep. hold Steve Gooch (inc.) 79,579 100% did not contest 79,579
52 Rep. hold Chuck Hufstetler (inc.) 57,785 100% did not contest 57,785
53 Rep. hold Colton Moore 56,221 100% did not contest 56,221
54 Rep. hold Chuck Payne (inc.) 48,051 100% did not contest 48,051
55 Dem. hold did not contest Gloria S. Butler (inc.) 62,044 100% 62,044
56 Rep. hold John Albers (inc.) 58,121 61.65% Patrick Thompson 36,156 38.35% 94,277

Thanks to redistricting, District 7 moved from southern Georgia to the Atlanta region.

References

  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.
  1. ^ King, Maya; Corasaniti, Nick (March 28, 2022). "Local Election Officials in Georgia Oppose G.O.P. Election Bill". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Republicans keep control of Georgia House and Senate". WABE. November 9, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Election Night Reporting". Clarity Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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