2016 Georgia state elections

2016 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 election
	November 8, 2016
	Echols: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%; Hoskins: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%; Tie: 40-50%; No Data
Commissioner before election; Tim Echols; Republican	Elected Commissioner ; Tim Echols; Republican

Georgia's state elections were held on November 8, 2016.

All 180 seats of the Georgia House of Representatives and all 56 seats of the Georgia Senate were up for election.

Federal Elections

Presidential election

Results

United States presidential election in Georgia, 2016
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Donald Trump	Mike Pence	2,089,104	51.05%	16
	Democratic	Hillary Clinton	Tim Kaine	1,877,963	45.89%	0
	Libertarian	Gary Johnson	William Weld	125,306	3.06%	0
Totals				4,092,373	100.00%	16
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

U.S. House

U.S. Senate

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2016 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Johnny Isakson (incumbent)	2,135,806	54.80%
	Democratic	Jim Barksdale	1,599,726	41.04%
	Libertarian	Allen Buckley	162,260	4.16%
Total votes			3,897,792	100.00%
	Republican hold

Public Service Commission

District 2

Incumbent Commissioner Tim Echols defeated challengers Kellie Austin and Michelle Miller in the Republican primary. Echols defeated Libertarian Eric Hoskins in the general election, with no Democrat filing for the contest.

Republican Primary

Kellie Austin
Michelle Miller
Tim Echols, incumbent.

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Echols (incumbent)	373,466	68.97
	Republican	Michelle Miller	97,025	17.92
	Republican	Kellie Austin	71,010	13.11
Total votes			541,501	100

General election

2016 Georgia Public Service Commission District 2 election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Echols (incumbent)	2,390,836	66.58
	Libertarian	Eric Hoskins	1,200,076	33.42
Total votes			3,590,912	100
	Republican hold

General Assembly

Summary

Senate

Affiliation		Candidates	Votes	Vote %	Seats Won
	Republican	42	2,247,579	64.07%	38 (1)
	Democratic	27	1,260,395	35.93%	18 (1)
Total		69	3,507,974	100%	56

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Candidates	Votes	Vote %	Seats Won
	Republican	129	2,239,064	64.22%	118
	Democratic	82	1,239,831	35.56%	62 (1)
	Independent	1	7,726	0.22%	0 (1)
Total		212	3,486,621	100%	180

Senate

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%
1	Republican	Ben Watson	Won	Republican	Ben Watson	59,151	100.00%
2	Democratic	Lester Jackson	Won	Democratic	Lester Jackson	54,264	100.00%
3	Republican	William Ligon Jr	Won	Republican	William Ligon Jr	53,872	100.00%
4	Republican	Jack Hill	Won	Republican	Jack Hill	54,539	100.00%
5	Democratic	Curt Thompson	Won	Democratic	Curt Thompson	35,586	100.00%
6	Republican	Hunter Hill	Won	Republican	Hunter Hill	42,338	51.92%
6	Republican	Hunter Hill	Won	Democratic	Jaha Howard	39,201	48.08%
7	Republican	Tyler Harper	Won	Republican	Tyler Harper	48,481	100.00%
8	Republican	Ellis Black	Won	Republican	Ellis Black	37,237	64.31%
8	Republican	Ellis Black	Won	Democratic	Gregory Williams	20,661	35.69%
9	Republican	P. K. Martin	Won	Republican	P. K. Martin	65,094	100.00%
10	Democratic	Emanuel Jones	Won	Democratic	Emanuel Jones	70,764	100.00%
11	Republican	Dean Burke	Won	Republican	Dean Burke	49,068	100.00%
12	Democratic	Freddie Powell Sims	Won	Democratic	Freddie Powell Sims	48,863	100.00%
13	Republican	Greg Kirk	Won	Republican	Greg Kirk	43,534	72.09%
13	Republican	Greg Kirk	Won	Democratic	Ruenette Melton	16,853	27.91%
14	Republican	Bruce Thompson	Won	Republican	Bruce Thompson	63,251	100.00%
15	Democratic	Ed Harbison	Won	Democratic	Ed Harbison	44,076	100.00%
16	Republican	Marty Harbin	Won	Republican	Marty Harbin	66,383	100.00%
17	Republican	Richard Jeffares	Won	Republican	Richard Jeffares	48,444	59.65%
17	Republican	Richard Jeffares	Won	Democratic	Bill Blackmon	32,772	40.35%
18	Republican	John F. Kennedy	Won	Republican	John F. Kennedy	60,751	100.00%
19	Republican	Tommie Williams	Retired	Republican	Blake Tillery	43,329	100.00%
20	Republican	Larry Walker	Won	Republican	Larry Walker	60,774	100.00%
21	Republican	Brandon Beach	Won	Republican	Brandon Beach	78,154	100.00%
22	Democratic	Harold V. Jones II	Won	Democratic	Harold V. Jones II	52,532	100.00%
23	Republican	Jesse Stone	Won	Republican	Jesse Stone	52,831	100.00%
24	Republican	William Jackson	Retired	Republican	Lee Anderson	56,883	68.64%
24	Republican	William Jackson	Retired	Democratic	Brenda J. Jordan	25,988	31.36%
25	Republican	Burt Jones	Won	Republican	Burt Jones	60,036	100.00%
26	Democratic	David Lucas Sr	Won	Democratic	David Lucas Sr	47,812	100.00%
27	Republican	Michael Williams	Won	Republican	Michael Williams	73,417	78.46%
27	Republican	Michael Williams	Won	Democratic	Daniel Blackman	20,153	21.54%
28	Republican	Mike Crane	Retired	Republican	Matt Brass	68,100	100.00%
29	Republican	Josh McKoon	Won	Republican	Josh McKoon	47,258	64.26%
29	Republican	Josh McKoon	Won	Democratic	Ben Anderson	26,282	35.74%
30	Republican	Michael Dugan	Won	Republican	Michael Dugan	58,574	100.00%
31	Republican	Bill Heath	Won	Republican	Bill Heath	60,268	100.00%
32	Republican	Judson Hill	Won	Republican	Judson Hill	78,117	100.00%
33	Democratic	Michael Rhett	Won	Democratic	Michael Rhett	52,902	100.00%
34	Democratic	Valencia Seay	Won	Democratic	Valencia Seay	53,434	100.00%
35	Democratic	Donzella James	Won	Democratic	Donzella James	66,099	100.00%
36	Democratic	Nan Orrock	Won	Democratic	Nan Orrock	66,698	100.00%
37	Republican	Lindsey Tippins	Won	Republican	Lindsey Tippins	70,588	100.00%
38	Democratic	Horacena Tate	Won	Democratic	Horacena Tate	59,542	78.54%
38	Democratic	Horacena Tate	Won	Republican	James (J. W.) Morrow Jr	16,265	21.46%
39	Democratic	Vincent Fort	Won	Democratic	Vincent Fort	67,041	100.00%
40	Republican	Fran Millar	Won	Republican	Fran Millar	42,050	56.19%
40	Republican	Fran Millar	Won	Democratic	Tamara Johnson-Shealey	32,785	43.81%
41	Democratic	Steve Henson	Won	Democratic	Steve Henson	52,579	100.00%
42	Democratic	Elena Parent	Won	Democratic	Elena Parent	62,146	76.88%
42	Democratic	Elena Parent	Won	Republican	Kenneth Brett Quarterman	18,687	23.12%
43	Republican	JaNice Van Ness	Defeated	Democratic	Tonya P. Anderson	50,436	70.43%
43	Republican	JaNice Van Ness	Defeated	Republican	JaNice Van Ness	21,175	29.57%
44	Democratic	Gail Davenport	Won	Democratic	Gail Davenport	66,050	100.00%
45	Republican	Renee Unterman	Won	Republican	Renee Unterman	64,059	100.00%
46	Republican	Bill Cowsert	Won	Republican	Bill Cowsert	62,565	100.00%
47	Republican	Frank Ginn	Won	Republican	Frank Ginn	57,837	100.00%
48	Republican	David Shafer	Won	Republican	David Shafer	51,546	100.00%
49	Republican	Cecil T. "Butch" Miller	Won	Republican	Cecil T. "Butch" Miller	59,242	100.00%
50	Republican	John K Wilkinson	Won	Republican	John K Wilkinson	61,180	100.00%
51	Republican	Steve Gooch	Won	Republican	Steve Gooch	70,737	100.00%
52	Republican	Chuck Hufstetler	Won	Republican	Chuck Hufstetler	52,820	100.00%
53	Republican	Jeff Mullis	Won	Republican	Jeff Mullis	55,148	100.00%
54	Republican	Charlie Bethel	Won	Republican	Charlie Bethel	46,908	100.00%
55	Democratic	Gloria Butler	Won	Democratic	Gloria Butler	61,907	77.78%
55	Democratic	Gloria Butler	Won	Republican	Annette Davis Jackson	17,686	22.22%
56	Republican	John Albers	Won	Republican	John Albers	49,202	59.88%
56	Republican	John Albers	Won	Democratic	Patrick Thompson	32,969	40.12%

House of Representatives

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%
1	Republican	John Deffenbaugh	Won	Republican	John Deffenbaugh	15,786	100.00%
2	Republican	Steve Tarvin	Won	Republican	Steve Tarvin	17,938	100.00%
3	Republican	Tom Weldon, Jr.	Retired	Republican	Dewayne Hill	19,071	100.00%
4	Republican	Bruce Broadrick Sr	Won	Republican	Bruce Broadrick Sr	11,335	100.00%
5	Republican	John Meadows	Won	Republican	John Meadows	14,813	100.00%
6	Republican	Tom Dickson	Defeated in primary	Republican	Jason T. Ridley	14,654	100.00%
7	Republican	David Ralston	Won	Republican	David Ralston	21,666	100.00%
8	Republican	Stephen Allison	Retired	Republican	Matt Gurtler	24,824	100.00%
9	Republican	Kevin Tanner	Won	Republican	Kevin Tanner	21,293	100.00%
10	Republican	Terry Rogers	Won	Republican	Terry Rogers	18,168	100.00%
11	Republican	Rick Jasperse	Won	Republican	Rick Jasperse	18,000	84.46%
11	Republican	Rick Jasperse	Won	Democratic	Brandon D Crisp	3,313	15.54%
12	Republican	Eddie Lumsden	Won	Republican	Eddie Lumsden	15,880	100.00%
13	Republican	Katie Dempsey	Won	Republican	Katie Dempsey	14,476	100.00%
14	Republican	Christian Coomer	Won	Republican	Christian Coomer	18,677	100.00%
15	Republican	Paul Battles	Won	Republican	Paul Battles	15,182	75.79%
15	Republican	Paul Battles	Won	Democratic	Stephanie F Lujan	4,849	24.21%
16	Republican	Trey Kelley	Won	Republican	Trey Kelley	17,296	100.00%
17	Republican	Howard Maxwell	Won	Republican	Howard Maxwell	20,415	100.00%
18	Republican	Kevin Cooke	Won	Republican	Kevin Cooke	16,474	100.00%
19	Republican	Paulette Rakestraw	Won	Republican	Paulette Rakestraw	19,802	100.00%
20	Republican	Michael Caldwell	Won	Republican	Michael Caldwell	23,543	100.00%
21	Republican	Scot Turner	Won	Republican	Scot Turner	23,967	100.00%
22	Republican	Wes Cantrell	Won	Republican	Wes Cantrell	25,794	83.18%
22	Republican	Wes Cantrell	Won	Democratic	Oscar 'Asghar' Hajloo	5,216	16.82%
23	Republican	Mandi Ballinger	Won	Republican	Mandi Ballinger	20,944	100.00%
24	Republican	Sheri Smallwood Gilligan	Won	Republican	Sheri Smallwood Gilligan	25,996	100.00%
25	Republican	Mike Dudgeon	Retired	Republican	Todd Jones	26,162	100.00%
26	Republican	Geoff Duncan	Won	Republican	Geoff Duncan	26,386	100.00%
27	Republican	Lee Hawkins	Won	Republican	Lee Hawkins	19,469	100.00%
28	Republican	Dan Gasaway	Won	Republican	Dan Gasaway	17,925	100.00%
29	Republican	Carl Rogers	Retired	Republican	Matt Dubnik	12,733	100.00%
30	Republican	Emory Dunahoo Jr	Won	Republican	Emory Dunahoo Jr	15,115	74.03%
30	Republican	Emory Dunahoo Jr	Won	Democratic	Michelle Jones	5,302	25.97%
31	Republican	Tommy Benton	Won	Republican	Tommy Benton	21,810	100.00%
32	Republican	Alan Powell	Won	Republican	Alan Powell	18,783	100.00%
33	Republican	Tom McCall	Won	Republican	Tom McCall	19,190	100.00%
34	Republican	Bert Reeves	Won	Republican	Bert Reeves	15,886	63.71%
34	Republican	Bert Reeves	Won	Democratic	Justin Holsomback	9,050	36.29%
35	Republican	Ed Setzler	Won	Republican	Ed Setzler	18,901	100.00%
36	Republican	Earl Ehrhart	Won	Republican	Earl Ehrhart	26,807	100.00%
37	Republican	Sam Teasley	Won	Republican	Sam Teasley	13,965	56.93%
37	Republican	Sam Teasley	Won	Democratic	Bill Bolton	10,567	43.07%
38	Democratic	David Wilkerson	Won	Democratic	David Wilkerson	19,547	100.00%
39	Democratic	Erica Thomas	Won	Democratic	Erica Thomas	18,097	100.00%
40	Republican	Rich Golick	Won	Republican	Rich Golick	15,863	53.51%
40	Republican	Rich Golick	Won	Democratic	Erick E. Allen	13,781	46.49%
41	Democratic	Michael Smith	Won	Democratic	Michael Smith	13,843	100.00%
42	Democratic	Stacey Evans	Won	Democratic	Stacey Evans	11,384	73.25%
42	Democratic	Stacey Evans	Won	Republican	Matt Vaughn	4,157	26.75%
43	Republican	Sharon Cooper	Won	Republican	Sharon Cooper	20,889	100.00%
44	Republican	Don L. Parsons	Won	Republican	Don L. Parsons	21,759	100.00%
45	Republican	Matt Dollar	Won	Republican	Matt Dollar	24,907	100.00%
46	Republican	John Carson	Won	Republican	John Carson	24,736	100.00%
47	Republican	Jan Jones	Won	Republican	Jan Jones	23,622	100.00%
48	Republican	Betty Price	Won	Republican	Betty Price	17,886	100.00%
49	Republican	Charles E. "Chuck" Martin	Won	Republican	Charles E. "Chuck" Martin	20,599	100.00%
50	Republican	Brad Raffensperger	Won	Republican	Brad Raffensperger	17,802	100.00%
51	Republican	Wendell Willard	Won	Republican	Wendell Willard	19,210	100.00%
52	Republican	Joe Wilkinson	Retired	Republican	Deborah Silcox	21,263	100.00%
53	Democratic	Sheila Jones	Won	Democratic	Sheila Jones	20,617	100.00%
54	Republican	Beth Beskin	Won	Republican	Beth Beskin	17,620	60.57%
54	Republican	Beth Beskin	Won	Democratic	Robert Bob Gibeling	11,472	39.43%
55	Democratic	Marie Metze	Won	Democratic	Marie Metze	23,111	100.00%
56	Democratic	"Able" Mable Thomas	Won	Democratic	"Able" Mable Thomas	16,683	100.00%
57	Democratic	Pat Gardner	Won	Democratic	Pat Gardner	23,832	100.00%
58	Democratic	Park Cannon	Won	Democratic	Park Cannon	23,287	100.00%
59	Democratic	Margaret Kaiser	Retired	Democratic	David Dreyer	20,276	100.00%
60	Democratic	Keisha Waites	Won	Democratic	Keisha Waites	15,824	91.64%
60	Democratic	Keisha Waites	Won	Republican	Ralph Nobles	1,443	8.36%
61	Democratic	Roger Bruce	Won	Democratic	Roger Bruce	20,473	100.00%
62	Democratic	LaDawn Jones	Retired	Democratic	William K. Boddie Jr	23,562	100.00%
63	Democratic	Ronnie Mabra	Retired	Democratic	Debra Bazemore	21,252	100.00%
64	Democratic	Virgil Fludd	Retired	Democratic	Derrick L. Jackson	21,251	100.00%
65	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	Won	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	19,109	82.02%
65	Democratic	Sharon Beasley-Teague	Won	Republican	Gordon Rolle Jr	4,190	17.98%
66	Democratic	Kimberly Alexander	Won	Democratic	Kimberly Alexander	14,030	58.74%
66	Democratic	Kimberly Alexander	Won	Republican	Bruce Emory	9,855	41.26%
67	Republican	Micah Gravley	Won	Republican	Micah Gravley	19,037	100.00%
68	Republican	Dustin Hightower	Retired	Republican	J. Collins	19,500	100.00%
69	Republican	Randy Nix	Won	Republican	Randy Nix	19,212	100.00%
70	Republican	Lynn Smith	Won	Republican	Lynn Smith	20,682	100.00%
71	Republican	David Stover	Won	Republican	David Stover	20,361	74.60%
71	Republican	David Stover	Won	Democratic	Cynthia C. Bennett	6,933	25.40%
72	Republican	Matthew Ramsey	Retired	Republican	Josh Bonner	26,801	100.00%
73	Republican	John Yates	Defeated in primary	Republican	Karen Mathiak	15,661	64.53%
73	Republican	John Yates	Defeated in primary	Democratic	Rahim Talley	8,610	35.47%
74	Democratic	Valencia Stovall	Won	Democratic	Valencia Stovall	14,995	100.00%
75	Democratic	Mike Glanton	Won	Democratic	Mike Glanton	18,063	100.00%
76	Democratic	Sandra Scott	Won	Democratic	Sandra Scott	19,734	100.00%
77	Democratic	Darryl Jordan	Defeated in primary	Democratic	Rhonda Burnough	15,848	100.00%
78	Democratic	Demetrius Douglas	Won	Democratic	Demetrius Douglas	19,294	100.00%
79	Republican	Tom Taylor	Won	Republican	Tom Taylor	18,108	100.00%
80	Democratic	Taylor Bennett	Defeated	Republican	Meagan Hanson	12,386	50.58%
80	Democratic	Taylor Bennett	Defeated	Democratic	Taylor Bennett	12,100	49.42%
81	Democratic	Scott Holcomb	Won	Democratic	Scott Holcomb	9,921	58.94%
81	Democratic	Scott Holcomb	Won	Republican	Lane Flynn	6,912	41.06%
82	Democratic	Mary Margaret Oliver	Won	Democratic	Mary Margaret Oliver	18,185	100.00%
83	Democratic	Howard Mosby	Won	Democratic	Howard Mosby	24,122	100.00%
84	Democratic	Rahn Mayo	Defeated in primary	Democratic	Renitta Shannon	25,287	100.00%
85	Democratic	Karla Drenner	Won	Democratic	Karla Drenner	17,927	100.00%
86	Democratic	Michele Henson	Won	Democratic	Michele Henson	19,124	100.00%
87	Democratic	Earnest 'Coach' Williams	Won	Democratic	Earnest 'Coach' Williams	21,595	100.00%
88	Democratic	Billy Mitchell	Won	Democratic	Billy Mitchell	19,003	100.00%
89	Democratic	Stacey Y. Abrams	Won	Democratic	Stacey Y. Abrams	26,039	100.00%
90	Democratic	Pam Stephenson	Won	Democratic	Pam Stephenson	22,924	100.00%
91	Democratic	Dee Dawkins-Haigler	Retired	Democratic	Vernon Jones	18,161	72.26%
91	Democratic	Dee Dawkins-Haigler	Retired	Republican	Carl Anuszczyk	6,973	27.74%
92	Democratic	Doreen Carter	Won	Democratic	Doreen Carter	16,486	100.00%
93	Democratic	Dar'shun Kendrick	Won	Democratic	Dar'shun Kendrick	22,741	100.00%
94	Democratic	Karen Bennett	Won	Democratic	Karen Bennett	21,399	100.00%
95	Republican	Tom Rice	Retired	Republican	Scott Hilton	18,293	100.00%
96	Democratic	Pedro 'Pete' Marin	Won	Democratic	Pedro 'Pete' Marin	8,626	62.03%
96	Democratic	Pedro 'Pete' Marin	Won	Republican	Richard 'Rick' Underwood	5,281	37.97%
97	Republican	Brooks Coleman	Won	Republican	Brooks Coleman	20,171	100.00%
98	Republican	David Clark	Won	Republican	David Clark	19,463	100.00%
99	Democratic	Hugh Floyd	Retired	Democratic	Brenda Lopez	8,068	100.00%
100	Democratic	Dewey McClain	Won	Democratic	Dewey McClain	11,180	100.00%
101	Republican	Valerie Clark	Defeated	Democratic	Sam Park	10,671	51.10%
101	Republican	Valerie Clark	Defeated	Republican	Valerie Clark	10,211	48.90%
102	Republican	Buzz Brockway	Won	Republican	Buzz Brockway	12,124	55.89%
102	Republican	Buzz Brockway	Won	Democratic	Karen T. Ridgeway	9,567	44.11%
103	Republican	Timothy Barr	Won	Republican	Timothy Barr	23,755	100.00%
104	Republican	Chuck Efstration	Won	Republican	Chuck Efstration	19,776	100.00%
105	Republican	Joyce Chandler	Won	Republican	Joyce Chandler	12,411	50.45%
105	Republican	Joyce Chandler	Won	Democratic	Donna McLeod	12,189	49.55%
106	Republican	Brett Harrell	Won	Republican	Brett Harrell	17,835	100.00%
107	Republican	David Casas	Won	Republican	David Casas	15,861	100.00%
108	Republican	B.J. Pak	Retired	Republican	Clay Cox	11,704	52.65%
108	Republican	B.J. Pak	Retired	Democratic	Tokhir 'T.R.' Radjabov	10,524	47.35%
109	Republican	Dale Rutledge	Won	Republican	Dale Rutledge	15,507	57.66%
109	Republican	Dale Rutledge	Won	Democratic	Jane Askew Rutledge	11,389	42.34%
110	Republican	Andy Welch	Won	Republican	Andy Welch	18,003	100.00%
111	Republican	Brian Strickland	Won	Republican	Brian Strickland	14,488	51.69%
111	Republican	Brian Strickland	Won	Democratic	I. Darryl Payton	13,542	48.31%
112	Republican	Dave Belton	Won	Republican	Dave Belton	21,718	100.00%
113	Democratic	Pamela 'Pam' Dickerson	Won	Democratic	Pamela 'Pam' Dickerson	18,834	100.00%
114	Republican	Tom Kirby	Won	Republican	Tom Kirby	22,186	100.00%
115	Republican	Bruce Williamson	Won	Republican	Bruce Williamson	20,644	100.00%
116	Republican	Terry England	Won	Republican	Terry England	19,144	100.00%
117	Republican	Regina Quick	Won	Republican	Regina Quick	18,374	100.00%
118	Democratic	Spencer Frye	Won	Democratic	Spencer Frye	16,223	100.00%
119	Republican	Chuck Williams	Won	Republican	Chuck Williams	19,055	100.00%
120	Republican	Trey Rhodes	Won	Republican	Trey Rhodes	20,350	100.00%
121	Republican	Barry Fleming	Won	Republican	Barry Fleming	20,582	100.00%
122	Republican	Jodi Lott	Won	Republican	Jodi Lott	26,914	100.00%
123	Republican	Barbara Sims	Retired	Republican	Mark Newton	21,619	100.00%
124	Democratic	Henry 'Wayne' Howard	Won	Democratic	Henry 'Wayne' Howard	14,751	100.00%
125	Democratic	Earnest Smith	Retired	Democratic	Sheila Clark Nelson	15,120	100.00%
126	Democratic	Gloria Frazier	Won	Democratic	Gloria Frazier	19,051	100.00%
127	Democratic	Brian L. Prince	Won	Democratic	Brian L. Prince	15,251	100.00%
128	Democratic	Mack Jackson	Won	Democratic	Mack Jackson	15,747	100.00%
129	Republican	Susan Holmes	Won	Republican	Susan Holmes	18,206	100.00%
130	Republican	David Knight	Won	Republican	David Knight	16,655	100.00%
131	Republican	Johnnie Caldwell	Won	Republican	Johnnie Caldwell	18,712	100.00%
132	Democratic	Bob Trammell Jr	Won	Democratic	Bob Trammell Jr	9,750	53.71%
132	Democratic	Bob Trammell Jr	Won	Republican	Gene King	8,402	46.29%
133	Republican	John Pezold	Won	Republican	John Pezold	21,688	100.00%
134	Republican	Richard Smith	Won	Republican	Richard Smith	19,445	100.00%
135	Democratic	Calvin Smyre	Won	Democratic	Calvin Smyre	10,991	100.00%
136	Democratic	Carolyn Hugley	Won	Democratic	Carolyn Hugley	16,662	100.00%
137	Democratic	Debbie G. Buckner	Won	Democratic	Debbie G. Buckner	19,076	100.00%
138	Republican	Mike Cheokas	Defeated	Democratic	Bill McGowan	7,917	50.82%
138	Republican	Mike Cheokas	Defeated	Republican	Mike Cheokas	7,661	49.18%
139	Democratic	Patty J. Bentley	Won	Democratic	Patty J. Bentley	12,880	100.00%
140	Republican	Robert Dickey	Won	Republican	Robert Dickey	16,361	100.00%
141	Republican	Allen Peake	Won	Republican	Allen Peake	22,703	100.00%
142	Democratic	Nikki Randall	Retired	Democratic	Miriam Paris	16,124	100.00%
143	Democratic	James Beverly	Won	Democratic	James Beverly	15,528	100.00%
144	Republican	James "Bubber" Epps	Won	Republican	James "Bubber" Epps	15,288	67.67%
144	Republican	James "Bubber" Epps	Won	Democratic	Joyce Denson	7,305	32.33%
145	Independent	E. Culver Kidd	Retired	Republican	Ricky A. Williams	10,834	56.57%
145	Independent	E. Culver Kidd	Retired	Democratic	Floyd Griffin	8,316	43.43%
146	Republican	Shaw Blackmon	Won	Republican	Shaw Blackmon	21,346	100.00%
147	Republican	Heath Clark	Won	Republican	Heath Clark	14,923	100.00%
148	Republican	Buddy Harden	Won	Republican	Buddy Harden	15,059	100.00%
149	Republican	Jimmy Pruett	Won	Republican	Jimmy Pruett	11,622	100.00%
150	Republican	Matt Hatchett	Won	Republican	Matt Hatchett	17,084	100.00%
151	Republican	Gerald Greene	Won	Republican	Gerald Greene	12,675	62.13%
151	Republican	Gerald Greene	Won	Independent	Kenneth Zachary Jr	7,726	37.87%
152	Republican	Ed Rynders	Won	Republican	Ed Rynders	20,251	100.00%
153	Democratic	Darrel Ealum	Won	Democratic	Darrel Ealum	14,841	100.00%
154	Democratic	Winfred Dukes	Won	Democratic	Winfred Dukes	17,073	100.00%
155	Republican	Clay Pirkle	Won	Republican	Clay Pirkle	16,499	100.00%
156	Republican	Greg Morris	Won	Republican	Greg Morris	15,485	100.00%
157	Republican	William 'Bill' Werkheiser	Won	Republican	William 'Bill' Werkheiser	13,009	100.00%
158	Republican	Butch Parrish	Won	Republican	Butch Parrish	15,425	100.00%
159	Republican	Jon G. Burns	Won	Republican	Jon G. Burns	17,513	100.00%
160	Republican	Jan Tankersley	Won	Republican	Jan Tankersley	12,807	70.76%
160	Republican	Jan Tankersley	Won	Democratic	James Woodall	5,292	29.24%
161	Republican	Bill Hitchens	Won	Republican	Bill Hitchens	20,835	100.00%
162	Democratic	Carl Gilliard	Won	Democratic	Carl Gilliard	15,092	100.00%
163	Democratic	J. Craig Gordon	Won	Democratic	J. Craig Gordon	15,649	100.00%
164	Republican	Ron Stephens	Won	Republican	Ron Stephens	14,973	100.00%
165	Democratic	Mickey Stephens	Won	Democratic	Mickey Stephens	18,197	100.00%
166	Republican	Jesse Petrea	Won	Republican	Jesse Petrea	26,255	100.00%
167	Republican	Jeff Jones	Won	Republican	Jeff Jones	16,871	100.00%
168	Democratic	Al Williams	Won	Democratic	Al Williams	12,939	100.00%
169	Republican	Dominic Lariccia	Won	Republican	Dominic Lariccia	13,521	100.00%
170	Republican	Penny Houston	Won	Republican	Penny Houston	15,558	100.00%
171	Republican	Jay Powell	Won	Republican	Jay Powell	14,662	100.00%
172	Republican	Sam Watson	Won	Republican	Sam Watson	12,898	100.00%
173	Republican	Darlene Taylor	Won	Republican	Darlene Taylor	12,578	61.06%
173	Republican	Darlene Taylor	Won	Democratic	Tommy 'Tc' Hill	8,021	38.94%
174	Republican	John Corbett	Won	Republican	John Corbett	15,128	100.00%
175	Republican	Amy A. Carter	Won	Republican	Amy A. Carter	19,531	100.00%
176	Republican	Jason Shaw	Won	Republican	Jason Shaw	14,891	100.00%
177	Democratic	Dexter Sharper	Won	Democratic	Dexter Sharper	9,226	64.38%
177	Democratic	Dexter Sharper	Won	Republican	Deidra A White	5,104	35.62%
178	Republican	Chad Nimmer	Won	Republican	Chad Nimmer	17,354	100.00%
179	Republican	Alex Atwood	Retired	Republican	Don Hogan	17,055	100.00%
180	Republican	Jason Spencer	Won	Republican	Jason Spencer	16,168	100.00%

Sources: Georgia Secretary of State,^[4] Ballotpedia^[5]^[6]

Judicial Elections

One seat on the Georgia Supreme Court and two seats on the Georgia Court of Appeals were up for statewide elections.^[7] Supreme Court justice David Nahmias and Court of Appeals judges Anne Barnes and Chris McFadden all won their respective races uncontested.

Ballot Measures

Amendment 1

Results by county

Yes:

  50–60%

No:

  70–80%

  60–70%

  50–60%

Provides greater flexibility and state accountability to fix failing schools through increasing community involvement.^[8]

Amendment 1
Choice	Votes	%
No	2,414,401	59.91
Yes	1,615,780	40.09
Total votes	4,030,181	100.00

Amendment 2

Authorizes penalties for sexual exploitation and assessments on adult entertainment to fund child victims' services.^[9]

Amendment 2
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	3,314,355	83.30
No	664,248	16.70
Total votes	3,978,603	100.00

Amendment 3

Results by county

Yes:

  60–70%

  50–60%

No:

  50–60%

Reforms and re-establishes the Judicial Qualifications Commission and provides for its composition, governance, and powers.^[10]

Amendment 3
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	2,341,495	62.50
No	1,405,117	37.50
Total votes	3,746,612	100.00

Amendment 4

Dedicates revenue from existing taxes on fireworks to trauma care, fire services, and public safety.^[11]

Amendment 4
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	3,205,955	81.18
No	743,103	18.82
Total votes	3,949,058	100.00

References

^ "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "May 24, 2016 General Primary". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
^ "November 8, 2016 General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
^ "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ "Georgia State Senate elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ "Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved January 8, 2017.
^ "Georgia judicial elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ "Georgia Authorization of the State Government to Intervene in Failing Local Schools, Amendment 1 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ "Georgia Additional Penalties for Sex Crimes to Fund Services for Sexually Exploited Children, Amendment 2 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ "Georgia Replacement of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Amendment 3 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
^ "Georgia Uses of Revenue from Taxes on Fireworks, Amendment 4 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[GeneralResults-1] "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[2] "May 24, 2016 General Primary". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

[3] "November 8, 2016 General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

[4] "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.

[5] "Georgia State Senate elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved January 8, 2017.

[6] "Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved January 8, 2017.

[7] "Georgia judicial elections, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

[8] "Georgia Authorization of the State Government to Intervene in Failing Local Schools, Amendment 1 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[9] "Georgia Additional Penalties for Sex Crimes to Fund Services for Sexually Exploited Children, Amendment 2 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[10] "Georgia Replacement of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Amendment 3 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

[11] "Georgia Uses of Revenue from Taxes on Fireworks, Amendment 4 (2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 29, 2025.

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