| Election Name: | 2022 Georgia elections |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Georgia state elections |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 December 6, 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Georgia state elections |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
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.
This was the first election following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.
See main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia. 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.
See main article: 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia. 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"[1] —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.[2] A week after filing the paperwork, however, Perdue announced that he would not pursue another race for the Senate.[3] Loeffler considered running again, while former U.S. Representative Doug Collins declined to run after heavy speculation that he would enter the race.[4] [5] Herschel Walker, a professional football player, announced in August 2021 that he would join the Republican primary.[6]
See main article: 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election.
Governor Brian Kemp was elected in 2018 with 50.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election,[7] facing primary challenges from former U.S. Senator David Perdue[8] 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.[9]
Kemp easily won reelection, receiving 53.4% to Abrams’ 45.9% (7.5%).
See main article: 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election.
See main article: 2022 Georgia Secretary of State election. Incumbent secretary of state Brad Raffensperger ran for re-election,[10] facing primary challenges from Republican Congressman Jody Hice[11] and former Alpharetta mayor David Belle Isle.[12]
State Representative Bee Nguyen,[13] former Cobb County Democratic Party Chairman, Dr. Michael Owens,[14] former Darton State College professor Manswell Peterson (withdrawn),[15] former Fulton County Commission Chair John Eaves,[16] and former Georgia State Senator and Mayor of Milledgeville Floyd L. Griffin Jr.[17] all declared their candidacies for the Democratic nomination.
See main article: 2022 Georgia Attorney General election. Republican incumbent attorney general Chris Carr ran for re-election.[18]
State Senator Jen Jordan ran for the Democratic nomination.[19] 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.[20] [21]
| Election Name: | 2022 Georgia Labor Commissioner election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Georgia state elections#Commissioner of Labor |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Georgia state elections#Commissioner of Labor |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | Georgia Commissioner of Labor |
| Nominee1: | Bruce Thompson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,030,170 |
| Percentage1: | 52.1% |
| Nominee2: | William Boddie |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,766,894 |
| Percentage2: | 45.3% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Commissioner | |
| Before Election: | Mark Butler |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bruce Thompson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Republican Mark Butler was eligible to seek a fourth term in office, but chose to retire.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kartik Bhatt | Mike Coan | Bruce Thompson | Undecided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Communications (R) | May 22, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 4% | 18% | 38% | 41% | ||||
| ARW Strategies (R) | April 30 – May 1, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 4% | 6% | 11% | 79% | ||||
| Landmark Communications (R) | April 9–10, 2022 | 660 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 4% | 6% | 13% | 77% |
| Election Name: | 2022 Georgia State Superintendent of Schools election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Georgia state elections#State Superintendent of Schools |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Georgia state elections#State Superintendent of Schools |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | Georgia State Superintendent of Schools |
| Image1: | Richard Woods at Cobb County GOP Breakfast (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Richard Woods |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,115,728 |
| Percentage1: | 54.2% |
| Nominee2: | Alisha Thomas Searcy |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,788,671 |
| Percentage2: | 45.8% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Superintendent | |
| Before Election: | Richard Woods |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Richard Woods |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Republican superintendent Richard Woods sought a third term in office.
| Election Name: | 2022 Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Georgia state elections#Commissioner of Insurance |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Georgia state elections#Commissioner of Insurance |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner |
| Image1: | Brig. Gen. John King command photo (15812374941) (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John King |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,107,388 |
| Percentage1: | 54.1% |
| Nominee2: | Janice Laws Robinson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,788,136 |
| Percentage2: | 45.90% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Commissioner | |
| Before Election: | John King |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John King |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Republican commissioner John King, who was appointed to the position in 2019 after the resignation of Jim Beck, ran for a full term.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ben Cowart | John King | Patrick Witt | Undecided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Communications (R) | April 9–10, 2022 | 660 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 5% | 25% | 6% | 64% | |||
| University of Georgia | March 20 – April 8, 2022 | ~329 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 10% | 11% | 8% | 71% | |||
| Clout Research (R) | March 5–7, 2022 | 599 (LV) | ± 4.0% | – | 31% | 5% | 64% |
| Election Name: | 2022 Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Georgia state elections#Commissioner of Agriculture |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Georgia state elections#Commissioner of Agriculture |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Seats For Election: | Georgia Agriculture Commissioner |
| Image1: | File:Tyler Harper cropped 2.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Tyler Harper |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,068,892 |
| Percentage1: | 53.0% |
| Nominee2: | Nakita Hemingway |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,751,214 |
| Percentage2: | 44.8% |
| Map Size: | 240px |
| Commissioner | |
| Before Election: | Gary Black |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tyler Harper |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Republican commissioner Gary Black was eligible to seek a fourth term in office, but instead chose to run for U.S. Senate.
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.[48] As a result, the following nominees for Districts 2 and 3 were removed from the general election ballot.[49] [50]
Incumbent Republican Commissioner Tim Echols ran for re-election.[51]
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.[54]
See main article: 2022 Georgia State Senate election and 2022 Georgia House of Representatives election. All 56 State Senate and 180 State House seats were up for election. Republicans retained their majorities in both houses, though Democrats gained two seats in the Georgia House of Representatives and one in the Georgia Senate.
9 out of 49 judicial circuits held elections for district attorney.
Three seats on the Supreme Court of Georgia were up for nonpartisan statewide election to succeed justices David Nahmias, Carla W. McMillian and Shawn Ellen LaGrua.
During the regular primary, most counties and several consolidated city-county governments held nonpartisan elections for mayor, select city council or county commission seats, and select board of education seats, including Columbus, Athens, and Augusta.