Several elections took place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 2022. The general election was held on November 8, 2022. A runoff election for one of Georgia's seats in the United States Senate was held on December 6, 2022. The runoff was scheduled because none of the candidates for Senate received 50% of the statewide vote in the general election. In addition to the Senate seat, all of Georgia's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Also up for election were all of Georgia's executive officers and legislative seats, as well as one seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. The Republican Party decisively won every single statewide office in Georgia except for the Federal Senate race which narrowly went Democratic in 2022.The primary election were held on May 24 and primary runoff on June 21
This was the first election following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.
Federal offices
United States House of Representatives
Following the 2020 election, Democrats held their largest share of Georgia congressional seats since 2008 (and largest in the post-2010 redistricting cycle), with the gain of the 7th district by Carolyn Bourdeaux. In addition, the number of women representing Georgia grew from one to four with the re-election of Democrat Lucy McBath and the elections of Democrats Bordeaux, Nikema Williams and Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, resulting in the first Georgia delegation with more than one woman in membership.
United States Senate
Incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock won the 2020–2021 special election against incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler to fill the remainder of former Sen. Johnny Isakson's term. (Isakson had resigned at the end of 2019, and Loeffler was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp following Isakson's resignation.) No candidate in the open election on November 3 received the 50% required by Georgia law to avoid a runoff, a type of election colloquially known as a "jungle primary"—Warnock received just 32.9% of the vote—and so a runoff election between Warnock and Loeffler was held on January 5, 2021, which Warnock won with 51% of the vote.
Former Republican senator David Perdue, who lost his race to Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff in 2021, filed paperwork to run for this seat. A week after filing the paperwork, however, Perdue announced that he would not pursue another race for the Senate. Loeffler considered running again, while former U.S. Representative Doug Collins declined to run after heavy speculation that he would enter the race. Herschel Walker, a professional football player, announced in August 2021 that he would join the Republican primary.
Governor
Governor Brian Kemp was elected in 2018 with 50.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election, facing primary challenges from former U.S. Senator David Perdue and several other candidates.
Stacey Abrams, former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and Democratic nominee for governor in 2018, ran unchallenged for the Democratic nomination.
Kemp easily won reelection, receiving 53.4% to Abrams’ 45.9% (7.5%).
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, who was first elected in 2018, declined to run for a second term after he openly contradicted claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
State legislator Burt Jones won the Republican nomination and was one of two Trump-endorsed statewide candidates in Georgia to do so, along with Herschel Walker in his run for U.S. Senate. Attorney Charlie Bailey won the Democratic primary in a runoff.
Jones was declared the winner on November 9 after all the votes were counted.
Secretary of state
Incumbent secretary of state Brad Raffensperger ran for re-election, facing primary challenges from Republican Congressman Jody Hice and former Alpharetta mayor David Belle Isle.
State Representative Bee Nguyen, former Cobb County Democratic Party Chairman, Dr. Michael Owens, former Darton State College professor Manswell Peterson (withdrawn), former Fulton County Commission Chair John Eaves, and former Georgia State Senator and Mayor of Milledgeville Floyd L. Griffin Jr. all declared their candidacies for the Democratic nomination.
Attorney general
Republican incumbent attorney general Chris Carr ran for re-election.
State Senator Jen Jordan ran for the Democratic nomination. Charlie Bailey, former Fulton County senior assistant district attorney and 2018 Democratic nominee for attorney general, withdrew as a candidate in this race to run for lieutenant governor.
Labor commissioner
Incumbent Republican Mark Butler was eligible to seek a fourth term in office, but chose to retire.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Bruce Thompson, state senator
Eliminated in primary Kartik Bhatt, consumer-member of the Georgia Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts Mike Coan, former state representative
Declined Mark Butler, incumbent labor commissioner
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KartikBhatt MikeCoan BruceThompson UndecidedLandmark Communications (R)Landmark Communications (R)May 22, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%4%18%38%41%ARW Strategies (R)April 30 – May 1, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%4%6%11%79%Landmark Communications (R)Landmark Communications (R)April 9–10, 2022660 (LV)± 3.8%4%6%13%77%
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee William Boddie, state representative
Eliminated in runoff Nicole Horn, entrepreneur
Eliminated in initial primary Thomas Dean, courier Lester Jackson, state senator Nadia Surrency, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Emily Anderson, printer
General election Results
State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Republican superintendent Richard Woods sought a third term in office.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Richard Woods, incumbent superintendentRichard Woods | Georgia's State School Superintendent - Richard Woods launches re-election campaign for State School Superintendent
Eliminated in primary John Barge, former superintendent, candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2014, candidate for superintendent in 2018, and candidate for U.S. House in 2020
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JohnBarge RichardWoods UndecidedLandmark Communications (R)April 9–10, 2022660 (LV)± 3.8%17%30%53%
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Alisha Thomas Searcy, former state representative (2003–2015) and candidate for State School Superintendent in 2014
Eliminated in primary Currey Hitchens, lawyer Jaha Howard, Cobb County school board member James Morrow Jr., teacher
Withdrew Everton Blair, member and former chair of the Gwinnett County school board
Endorsements
Primary results
Libertarian primary Candidates Did not file Ken Pullin, former Republican state representative
General election Debate + 2022 Georgia State School Superintendent debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Richard Woods Alisha Thomas Searcy1 Oct. 17, 2022 Atlanta Press Club Jeff Hullinger YouTube
Results
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
Incumbent Republican commissioner John King, who was appointed to the position in 2019 after the resignation of Jim Beck, ran for a full term.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee John King, incumbent commissioner
Eliminated in primary Ben Cowart, property developer Patrick Witt, former Trump administration official (previously ran for U.S. House)
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BenCowart JohnKing PatrickWitt UndecidedLandmark Communications (R)April 9–10, 2022660 (LV)± 3.8%5%25%6%64%University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaMarch 20 – April 8, 2022~329 (LV)± 5.4%10%11%8%71%Clout Research (R)Clout Research (R)March 5–7, 2022599 (LV)± 4.0%–31%5%64%
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Janice Laws Robinson, insurance broker
Eliminated in runoff Raphael Baker, insurance broker
Eliminated in initial primary Matthew Wilson, state representative
Endorsements
Primary results
Runoff results
General election Debate + 2022 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn John King Janice Laws Robinson1 Oct. 17, 2022 Atlanta Press Club Jeff Hullinger YouTube
Results
Agriculture Commissioner
Incumbent Republican commissioner Gary Black was eligible to seek a fourth term in office, but instead chose to run for U.S. Senate.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tyler Harper, state senator
Declined Gary Black, incumbent commissioner (ran for U.S. Senate)
Endorsements
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Nakita Hemingway, cut-flower farmer
Eliminated in primary Winfred Dukes, state representative Fred Swann, mushroom farmer and nominee for agriculture commissioner in 2018
Did not file Deborah Jackson, attorney, former mayor of Lithonia, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020
Endorsements
Primary results
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee David Raudabaugh, salesman
General election Debate + 2022 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic LibertarianKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Tyler Harper Nakita Hemingway David Raudabaugh1 Oct. 17, 2022 Atlanta Press Club Condace Pressley YouTube
Results
Public Service Commission On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling by Judge Steven D. Grimberg in the case Rose v. Raffensperger postponing both Georgia Public Service Commission elections which were due to be held on November 8, 2022. As a result, the following nominees for Districts 2 and 3 were removed from the general election ballot. The elections were held in 2025.
District 2 Incumbent Republican Commissioner Tim Echols ran for re-election.
Republican primary Nominee Tim Echols, incumbent commissioner
Democratic primary Nominee Patty Durand, former president of the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative
Withdrew Russell Edwards, Athens-Clarke County commissioner (endorsed Durand, remained on ballot)
Primary results
Libertarian primary Nominee Colin McKinney, physician
District 3 (special) On July 21, 2021, Republican Fitz Johnson was appointed by Governor Kemp to fill the vacancy created when incumbent commissioner Chuck Eaton resigned after being appointed to the Fulton County Superior Court. Johnson would run in the special election to serve the remainder of Eaton's term.
Republican primary Nominee Fitz Johnson, incumbent commissioner
Democratic primary Nominee Sheila Edwards, public relations professional and community activist
Eliminated in primary Chandra Farley, energy consultant and chair of the Georgia NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Committee Missy Moore, commercial insurance agency owner
Primary results
General Assembly
All 56 seats in the Georgia Senate and 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives were up for election.
Georgia State Senate Party Before After Change Republican 34 33 1 Democratic 22 23 1 Total 56 56
Georgia House of Representatives Party Before After Change Republican 103 101 2 Democratic 77 79 2 Total 180 180
District attorneys 9 out of 49 judicial circuits held elections for district attorney.
Judicial elections Three seats on the Supreme Court of Georgia were up for nonpartisan statewide election to succeed justices Verda Colvin, Carla Wong McMillian and Shawn Ellen LaGrua. Of these three, only Colvin's seat was contested by attorney Veronica Brinson, the Democratic nominee for Georgia's 25th State Senate district in 2020. Colvin won the election on May 24 with 68% of the votes.
Colvin's seat