| Election Name: | 2020 Georgia elections |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Georgia state elections |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | |
| Next Election: | 2022 Georgia state elections |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
Several elections took place in the U.S state of Georgia in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020, and the runoff on January 5, 2021. A combined partisan primary for president and all other offices on the ballot was held on June 9, 2020, with a primary runoff held on August 11.
To vote by mail, registered Georgia voters must have requested a ballot by October 30, 2020. By early October some 1,589,147 voters requested mail ballots. Following the November 3, 2020 general election, voters whose mail-in ballots were rejected could make corrections ("cure") until 5 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020.
See main article: article and 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia.
See also: 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 Georgia Democratic presidential primary and 2020 Georgia Republican presidential primary.
Georgia had 16 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Democrat Joe Biden won all of them with 49.5% of the popular vote. It was the first time a Democratic presidential candidate had won Georgia since Bill Clinton in 1992.
See main article: article and 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia.
Georgia had 14 seats in the United States House of Representatives which were up for election. The Republicans won 8 while the Democrats won 6. Democrats gained one seat, the 7th district.
See main article: article and 2020 Georgia's 5th congressional district special election.
A special election was held for the 5th district due to the death of the incumbent John Lewis. The first round was held on September 29 and the runoff was held on December 1. Democrat Kwanza Hall won the seat.
See main article: article and 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia. Incumbent Republican David Perdue, first elected in 2014, lost his reelection bid to challenger Jon Ossoff. Perdue won the first round with 49.73% of the vote, but in the runoff election lost to Ossoff's 50.57% vote share.
See main article: article and 2020-21 United States Senate special election in Georgia. Following the resignation of Senator Johny Isakson in 2019, Governor Brian Kemp appointed Kelly Loeffler to serve out the term. Republican senator Loeffler then went on to come second in the first round with 25.9% of the vote while Democratic pastor Raphael Warnock won with 32.9%. Warnock went on to win in the runoff with 51.04% of the vote, becoming the first black senator to represent Georgia.
Elections were held for Public Service Commission districts 1 and 4.[1]
| Election Name: | 2020-21 Georgia Public Service Commission District 4 election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 2020 (first round) January 5, 2021 (runoff) |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Candidate1: | Lauren McDonald |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| 1Data1: | 2,415,248 49.91% |
| 2Data1: | 2,234,689 50.38% |
| Candidate2: | Daniel Blackman |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data2: | 2,272,969 46.97% |
| 2Data2: | 2,200,962 49.62% |
| Commissioner | |
| Before Election: | Lauren McDonald |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lauren McDonald |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See main article: 2020 Georgia State Senate election. All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate were up for election in 2020. The Republicans won 34 seats and the Democrats won 22 seats.
See main article: 2020 Georgia House of Representatives election. All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives were up for election in 2020. The Republicans won 103 seats and the Democrats won 77 seats.
Out of the state's 49 judicial circuits, 40 held elections for district attorney, and 15 incumbents were replaced either by primary or general election. In addition, a special election for the Western Judicial Circuit saw the appointed incumbent Democrat defeated in the first round, with Deborah Gonzalez winning the second round against James Chafin (independent).
"Allow Tax Revenue Dedication"
Authorizes the Georgia State Legislature to pass legislation establishing special funds with dedicated revenue sources to fund statute specific projects.
"Waive Sovereign Immunity"
Waives the state's sovereign immunity, allowing residents to seek relief through the superior courts from state or local laws that are found to violate the U.S. Constitution, state Constitution, or state law.
"Extend Charity Tax Exemption"
Exempts property taxes for property owned by a 501(c)(3) public charity as long as the property is owned exclusively for the purpose of building or repairing single-family homes and the charity provides interest-free financing to the purchaser of the home.