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2022 Georgia State Senate election

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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Georgia State Senate election

| country = Georgia (U.S. state)

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2020 Georgia State Senate election

| previous_year = 2020

| next_election = 2024 Georgia State Senate election

| next_year = 2024

| seats_for_election = All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate

| majority_seats = 29{{efn|name=majority|Because the Lieutenant Governor has the power to break ties in the Senate, a Senate majority requires either 29 seats or 28 seats with control of the Lieutenant Governor's office.}}

| election_date = {{Start date|2022|11|08}}

| image1 = File:Senator Mike Dugan.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| leader1 = Mike Dugan
(stepped down)

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| leaders_seat1 = 30th

| last_election1 = 34

| seats_after1 = 33

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 1

| popular_vote1 = 1,985,311

| percentage1 = 55.26%

| swing1 = {{gain}} 0.68%

| image2 = File:Gloria Butler.jpg

| leader2 = Gloria Butler

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| leaders_seat2 = 55th

| last_election2 = 22

| seats_after2 = 23

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1

| popular_vote2 = 1,607,215

| percentage2 = 44.74%

| swing2 = {{loss}} 0.68%

| map_image = {{Switcher

| 400px

| Results by gains and holds

| 400px

| Results by winning party vote share}}

| map_caption = Results:
{{legend0|#CA0120|Republican gain}} {{legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}}
{{legend0|#F48882|Republican hold}} {{legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}
Vote share:
{{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#a80000|>90%}}
{{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d0596|>90%}}

| title = Majority leader

| before_election = Mike Dugan

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Steve Gooch

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsGA}}

Elections to the Georgia State Senate were held on November 8, 2022, alongside the other 2022 United States elections. All 56 seats were up for election.{{Cite news |last=King |first=Maya |last2=Corasaniti |first2=Nick |date=2022-03-28 |title=Local Election Officials in Georgia Oppose G.O.P. Election Bill |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/us/politics/georgia-election-bill.html |access-date=2022-03-29 |issn=0362-4331}}

Democrats gained one seat, decreasing the Republican majority to 33 out of 56 seats.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Republicans keep control of Georgia House and Senate |url=https://www.wabe.org/republicans-keep-control-of-georgia-house-and-senate/ |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=WABE |language=en-US}}

Retirements

=Democrats=

  1. District 2: Lester Jackson retired to run for Commissioner of Labor.
  2. District 6: Jen Jordan retired to run for Attorney General.
  3. District 48: Michelle Au retired to run for state representative from District 50.

=Republicans=

  1. District 3: Sheila McNeill retired.
  2. District 7: Tyler Harper retired to run for Commissioner of Agriculture.
  3. District 14: Bruce Thompson retired to run for Commissioner of Labor.
  4. District 25: Burt Jones retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
  5. District 37: Lindsey Tippins retired.
  6. District 49: Butch Miller retired to run for Lieutenant Governor.
  7. District 53: Jeff Mullis retired.

Predictions

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!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web|last=Jacobson|first=Louis|title=The Battle for State Legislatures|url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-battle-for-the-state-legislatures/|date=May 19, 2022|access-date=May 19, 2022}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}

| May 19, 2022

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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  1. {{font color|blue|State Senate district 7, 5.68%}} (gain)
  2. {{font color|blue|State Senate district 14, 9.38%}} (gain)

}}

Results

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|+ Results{{cite web|access-date=21 December 2022|work=Clarity Elections|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/115465/web.307039/#/summary|title=Election Night Reporting}}

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="text-align:left;" | District

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" scope="col" | Result

! colspan="3" style="background:#eeaaaa;" |Republican

! colspan="3" style="background:#aabbee;" |Democratic

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Total votes

Candidate

! Votes

! Share

! Candidate

! Votes

! Share

1

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Ben Watson (inc.)

|43,080

|61.38%

|style="text-align:left;" |James “Jay” Jones

|27,106

|38.62%

|70,186

2

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Clinton Young

|16,203

|28.05%

|style="text-align:left;" |Derek Mallow

|41,553

|71.95%

|57,556

3

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Mike Hodges

|54,807

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|54,807

4

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Billy Hickman (inc.)

|53,563

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|53,563

5

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Sheikh Rahman (inc.)

|26,340

|100%

|26,340

6

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Fred Glass

|34,607

|43.43%

|style="text-align:left;" |Jason Esteves

|45,076

|56.57%

|79,683

7

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. gain

|style="text-align:left;" |Josh McKay

|29,148

|47.16%

|style="text-align:left;" |Nabilah Islam

|32,665

|52.84%

|61,813

8

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Russ Goodman (inc.)

|47,458

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|47,458

9

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Nikki Merritt (inc.)

|47,638

|100%

|47,638

10

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Emanuel Jones (inc.)

|68,240

|100%

|68,240

11

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Dean Burke (inc.)

|49,591

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|49,591

12

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Freddie Powell Sims (inc.)

|48,502

|100%

|48,502

13

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Carden Summers (inc.)

|54,014

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|54,014

14

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. gain

|style="text-align:left;" |Liz Hausmann

|34,257

|45.31%

|style="text-align:left;" |Josh McLaurin

|41,353

|54.69%

|75,610

15

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Ed Harbison (inc.)

|39,953

|100%

|39,953

16

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Marty Harbin (inc.)

|57,965

|68.18%

|style="text-align:left;" |Pingke Dubignon

|27,048

|31.82%

|85,013

17

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Brian Strickland (inc.)

|49,532

|61.56%

|style="text-align:left;" |Kacy D. Morgan

|30,929

|38.44%

|80,461

18

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |John F. Kennedy (inc.)

|49,581

|64.43%

|style="text-align:left;" |Chris Benton

|27,372

|35.57%

|76,953

19

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Blake Tillery (inc.)

|45,431

|78.68%

|style="text-align:left;" |Michael “Buckle” Moore

|12,308

|21.32%

|57,739

20

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Larry Walker (inc.)

|59,824

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|59,824

21

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Brandon Beach (inc.)

|73,600

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|73,600

22

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Andrew Danielson

|17,077

|29.57%

|style="text-align:left;" |Harold V. Jones II (inc.)

|40,676

|70.43%

|57,753

23

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Max Burns (inc.)

|53,320

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|53,320

24

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Lee Anderson (inc.)

|72,370

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|72,370

25

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Rick Williams

|46,289

|61.66%

|style="text-align:left;" |Valerie Rodgers

|28,777

|38.34%

|75,066

26

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |David E. Lucas Sr. (inc.)

|45,293

|100%

|45,293

27

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Greg Dolezal (inc.)

|58,096

|73.87%

|style="text-align:left;" |Brett Binion

|20,551

|26.13%

|78,647

28

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Matt Brass (inc.)

|67,216

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|67,216

29

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Randy Robertson (inc.)

|48,339

|66.25%

|style="text-align:left;" |Ellen Wright

|24,628

|33.75%

|72,967

30

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Mike Dugan (inc.)

|59,251

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|59,251

31

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Jason Anavitarte (inc.)

|57,843

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|57,843

32

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Kay Kirkpatrick (inc.)

|48,081

|61.59%

|style="text-align:left;" |Sylvia L. Bennett

|29,982

|38.41%

|78,063

33

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Michael Rhett (inc.)

|47,887

|100%

|47,887

34

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Tommy Smith

|8,689

|16.29%

|style="text-align:left;" |Valencia Seay (inc.)

|44,660

|83.71%

|53,341

35

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Donzella James (inc.)

|62,015

|100%

|62,015

36

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Nan Orrock (inc.)

|63,848

|100%

|63,848

37

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Ed Setzler

|51,953

|58.84%

|style="text-align:left;" |Vanessa Parker

|36,341

|41.16%

|88,294

38

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Horacena Tate (inc.)

|64,418

|100%

|64,418

39

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Sonya Halpern (inc.)

|60,401

|100%

|60,401

40

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Austin McDonald

|24,870

|38.43%

|style="text-align:left;" |Sally Harrell (inc.)

|39,839

|61.57%

|64,709

41

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Jayre Jones

|11,195

|17.85%

|style="text-align:left;" |Kim Jackson (inc.)

|51,512

|82.15%

|62,707

42

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Elena Parent (inc.)

|77,961

|100%

|77,961

43

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Melanie Williams

|17,128

|24.95%

|style="text-align:left;" |Tonya Anderson (inc.)

|51,534

|75.05%

|68,662

44

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Gail Davenport (inc.)

|61,768

|100%

|61,768

45

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Clint Dixon (inc.)

|41,416

|61.29%

|style="text-align:left;" |Matielyn Jones

|26,163

|38.71%

|67,579

46

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Bill Cowsert (inc.)

|48,555

|64.02%

|style="text-align:left;" |Andrew Ferguson

|27,286

|35.98%

|75,841

47

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Frank Ginn (inc.)

|44,530

|62.00%

|style="text-align:left;" |Conolus Scott Jr.

|27,287

|38.00%

|71,817

48

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. gain

|style="text-align:left;" |Shawn Still

|41,464

|56.72%

|style="text-align:left;" |Josh Uddin

|31,635

|43.28%

|73,099

49

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Shelly Echols

|53,106

|75.84%

|style="text-align:left;" |Jody Cooley

|16,919

|24.16%

|70,025

50

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Bo Hatchett (inc.)

|62,105

|84.78%

|style="text-align:left;" |Paulette Williams

|11,551

|15.22%

|73,256

51

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Steve Gooch (inc.)

|79,579

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|79,579

52

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Chuck Hufstetler (inc.)

|57,785

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|57,785

53

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Colton Moore

|56,221

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|56,221

54

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |Chuck Payne (inc.)

|48,051

|100%

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|48,051

55

| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Dem. hold

|style="text-align:center;" colspan=3|did not contest

|style="text-align:left;" |Gloria S. Butler (inc.)

|62,044

|100%

|62,044

56

| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | ||style="text-align:left;" |Rep. hold

|style="text-align:left;" |John Albers (inc.)

|58,121

|61.65%

|style="text-align:left;" |Patrick Thompson

|36,156

|38.35%

|94,277

Due to redistricting, District 7 moved from southern Georgia to the Atlanta region.

See also

References

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