| Election Name: | 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Image1: | File:Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones 2023 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Burt Jones |
| Party1: | Georgia Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,009,617 |
| Percentage1: | 51.39% |
| Nominee2: | Charlie Bailey |
| Party2: | Democratic Party of Georgia |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,815,524 |
| Percentage2: | 46.43% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Geoff Duncan |
| Before Party: | Georgia Republican Party |
| After Election: | Burt Jones |
| After Party: | Georgia Republican Party |
The 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. It coincided with various other statewide elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Governor of Georgia. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, who was first elected in 2018 with 51.6% of the vote, declined to run for a second term after he openly contradicted claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.[1] [2] A vocal critic of Donald Trump, he had been speculated as a potential presidential candidate in the 2024 election.[3] [4]
Primary elections were held on May 24, with runoffs being held on June 21 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. 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.[5] [6] Attorney Charlie Bailey won the Democratic primary in a runoff, and former party chair Ryan Graham was chosen as the Libertarian nominee.[7] [8]
Jones was declared the winner on November 9 after all the votes were counted.[9] He was inaugurated on January 9, 2023.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Burt Jones | Mack McGregor | Butch Miller | Jeanne Seaver | Other | Undecided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Communications | May 22, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 44% | 5% | 23% | 6% | – | 22% | |||
| ARW Strategies (R) | April 30 – May 1, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 31% | 3% | 15% | 4% | – | 47% | |||
| SurveyUSA | April 22–27, 2022 | 559 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 14% | 8% | 15% | 4% | – | 59% | |||
| University of Georgia | April 10–22, 2022 | 886 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 27% | 6% | 14% | 2% | – | 52% | |||
| Guidant Polling & Strategy (R) | April 18–21, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 20% | 3% | 13% | 2% | – | 62% | |||
| Landmark Communications | April 9–10, 2022 | 660 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 29% | 4% | 12% | 2% | – | 54% | |||
| University of Georgia | March 20 – April 8, 2022 | ~329 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 30% | 4% | 11% | 1% | – | 54% | |||
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | February 28 – March 1, 2022 | 750 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 32% | – | 14% | – | 4% | 51% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Burt Jones (R) | Charlie Bailey (D) | Ryan Graham (L) | Other | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Communications | November 4–7, 2022 | 1,214 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 50% | 41% | 4% | – | 6% | ||
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | November 6, 2022 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 50% | 43% | 2% | 3% | 2% | ||
| The Trafalgar Group (R) | November 4–6, 2022 | 1,103 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 51% | 41% | 4% | – | 4% | ||
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | October 16, 2022 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 46% | 41% | 4% | – | 10% | ||
| Research Affiliates (D) | July 26 – August 1, 2022 | 420 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 43% | 43% | – | – | 14% | ||
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | July 26–27, 2022 | 750 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 43% | 37% | 4% | – | 16% | ||
| University of Georgia | July 14–22, 2022 | 902 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 41% | 36% | 7% | – | 16% |
Jones won 9 of 14 congressional districts.[33]
| District | Jones | Bailey | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58% | 39% | Buddy Carter | ||||
| 47% | 51% | Sanford Bishop | ||||
| 66% | 32% | Drew Ferguson | ||||
| 21% | 77% | Hank Johnson | ||||
| 17% | 81% | Nikema Williams | ||||
| 60% | 37% | Lucy McBath (117th Congress) | ||||
| Rich McCormick (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 38% | 59% | Carolyn Bourdeaux (117th Congress) | ||||
| Lucy McBath (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 67% | 32% | Austin Scott | ||||
| 71% | 27% | Andrew Clyde | ||||
| 63% | 35% | Jody Hice (117th Congress) | ||||
| Mike Collins (118th Congress) | ||||||
| 59% | 38% | Barry Loudermilk | ||||
| 58% | 40% | Rick Allen | ||||
| 18% | 80% | David Scott | ||||
| 69% | 29% | Marjorie Taylor Greene |