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Georgia Lieutenant Governor
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 11, 2022
Primary: May 24, 2022 Primary runoff: June 21, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 General runoff: December 6, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Geoff Duncan (Republican)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Georgia
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Georgia held an election for lieutenant governor on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 24, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for June 21, 2022. A general runoff election was scheduled for December 6, 2022. The filing deadline was March 11, 2022.

Burt Jones won election in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Burt Jones defeated Charlie Bailey and Ryan Graham in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Burt Jones (R)	51.4	2,009,617
		Charlie Bailey (D)	46.4	1,815,524
		Ryan Graham (L)	2.2	85,207

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,910,348
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Charlie Bailey defeated Kwanza Hall in the Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charlie Bailey	63.1	162,771
		Kwanza Hall	36.9	95,375

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 258,146
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kwanza Hall	30.2	208,249
✔		Charlie Bailey	17.6	121,750
		Renitta Shannon	14.5	99,877
		Tyrone Brooks Jr.	10.8	74,855
		Erick Allen	9.2	63,222
		Derrick Jackson	8.8	60,706
		Tony Brown	4.0	27,905
		Jason Hayes	3.1	21,415
		Rashid Malik	1.8	12,610

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 690,589
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kolbey Gardner (D)
• Bryan Miller (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Burt Jones defeated Butch Miller, Mack McGregor, and Jeanne Seaver in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Burt Jones	50.1	558,979
		Butch Miller	31.1	347,547
		Mack McGregor	11.3	125,916
		Jeanne Seaver	7.5	84,225

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,116,667
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Georgia

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Charlie Bailey (D)

Charlie will join the fight to raise teacher pay and invest in new hires, and reduce our class sizes. He is committed to bringing back tuition free technical school, so Georgia students can compete for the best jobs in today’s economy.

Charlie will work on legislation to fill the Medicaid coverage gap, so that 600,000 more Georgians can be insured. Expanding Medicaid will not only provide insurance to hardworking Georgians, but also provide relief to the many rural hospitals that face closure due to financial stress.

As a former gang prosecutor, Charlie understands the need of paying law enforcement officers a living wage, funding training programs to keep us safe, and treating every Georgian with the respect they deserve. He will prioritize funding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s state crime lab so that sexual assault test kits are not put on hold for months or even years.

Ryan Graham (L)

Educational Freedom - Education should be between students, parents, and educators; not politicians and bureaucrats. I'd like to end mandated curriculums and allow educators to innovate their methods. I'd like to provide students and parents more education choices.

Criminal Justice - People agree that our criminal justice system is flawed, but can't seem to ever do anything about it. Ending civil asset forfeiture and sovereign immunity are my top priorities in this realm.

Healthcare Freedom - Bodily autonomy and consent are key principles our government should respect. Healthcare can't be mandated. The government also needs to get out of the way of establishing new healthcare providers in an area by getting rid of our Certificate of Need law.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Charlie Bailey (D)

As a former prosecutor, I know the importance of a fair and efficient criminal justice system. I have practiced criminal justice reform in the courtroom and understand how the criminal justice system in Georgia must be improved to reflect the essential fairness of which every person in this state is deserving. I will ensure that our law enforcement officers are at least paid a living wage so that thousands aren’t living below the poverty line, and that there is funding allocated to training that will help them keep us safe, keep themselves safe, and treat everyone they meet with the respect they deserve. I will prioritize funding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s state crime lab, so that police and prosecutors aren’t waiting for months or even years for ballistics tests and backlogged sexual assault kits tests. Those efforts will let us get justice for victims and ensure that innocent people aren’t wrongly put in jail because evidence hasn’t been tested.

Ryan Graham (L)

The underlying principle that drives every public policy change I'd like to see are consent, consent for individuals to live their lives as long as they aren't committing violence or fraud against others. This will lead to innovation in stagnant industries like education and healthcare, and lead to more productive members of society by not criminalizing peaceful activity.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Ryan Graham (L)

Libertarians practice the non aggression principle. That is, force is only ever moral in self defense. Most of what the government does goes directly against the non aggression principle by victimizing peaceful people for behaving in ways that politicians would rather they didn't. It's not up to politicians. It's important for elected officials to be able to let their own preferences go when creating or executing law and look to see if there is force or fraud in the situation. If not, leave it alone.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Ryan Graham (L)

I would like to leave office knowing that I have reduced the size and scope of government and stopped creating victims of government overreach. People should be free to make their own decisions, including mistakes, so long as they aren't committing force or fraud against another. Markets should be open and free. Peaceful people should be free.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Ryan Graham (L)

I worked at Rich's at North Point Mall in Alpharetta. While I was there, it changed to Macy's. I worked for Macy's for 7 years at various locations until I graduated college and started working in Information Technology.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Ryan Graham (L)

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes

Past elections

2018

See also: Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Geoff Duncan defeated Sarah Riggs Amico in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Geoff Duncan (R)	51.6	1,951,738
		Sarah Riggs Amico (D)	48.4	1,828,566

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,780,304
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Geoff Duncan defeated David Shafer in the Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on July 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Geoff Duncan	50.2	279,276
		David Shafer	49.8	277,523

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 556,799
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Sarah Riggs Amico defeated Triana Arnold James in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Riggs Amico	55.2	278,662
		Triana Arnold James	44.8	225,758

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 504,420
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

David Shafer and Geoff Duncan advanced to a runoff. They defeated Rick Jeffares in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Shafer	48.9	268,221
✔		Geoff Duncan	26.7	146,163
		Rick Jeffares	24.4	134,047

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 548,431
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2014

See also: Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2014

Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Casey Cagle Incumbent	58%	1,466,505
	Democratic	Connie Stokes	42%	1,062,557
Total Votes				2,529,062
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Georgia and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Georgia, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Georgia's 1st	Buddy Carter	Republican	R+9
Georgia's 2nd	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	D+3
Georgia's 3rd	Drew Ferguson	Republican	R+18
Georgia's 4th	Hank Johnson	Democratic	D+27
Georgia's 5th	Nikema Williams	Democratic	D+32
Georgia's 6th	Open	Democratic	R+11
Georgia's 7th	Carolyn Bourdeaux / Lucy McBath	Democratic	D+10
Georgia's 8th	Austin Scott	Republican	R+16
Georgia's 9th	Andrew Clyde	Republican	R+22
Georgia's 10th	Open	Republican	R+15
Georgia's 11th	Barry Loudermilk	Republican	R+11
Georgia's 12th	Rick Allen	Republican	R+8
Georgia's 13th	David Scott	Democratic	D+28
Georgia's 14th	Marjorie Taylor Greene	Republican	R+22

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Georgia[1]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Georgia's 1st	42.6%	56.0%
Georgia's 2nd	54.7%	44.4%
Georgia's 3rd	34.4%	64.4%
Georgia's 4th	78.3%	20.6%
Georgia's 5th	82.6%	16.2%
Georgia's 6th	41.8%	56.7%
Georgia's 7th	62.3%	36.5%
Georgia's 8th	35.7%	63.3%
Georgia's 9th	30.4%	68.3%
Georgia's 10th	37.7%	61.1%
Georgia's 11th	41.5%	56.8%
Georgia's 12th	44.3%	54.5%
Georgia's 13th	79.7%	19.3%
Georgia's 14th	30.7%	68.1%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

Following the 2020 presidential election, 45.4% of Georgians lived in one of the state's 122 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 35.4% lived in one of 27 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Georgia was New Democratic, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Georgia following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Georgia presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 20 Democratic wins
• 10 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Georgia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Georgia.

U.S. Senate election results in Georgia
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	51.0%	49.0%
2020	50.6%	49.4%
2016	54.8%	41.0%
2014	52.9%	45.2%
2010	58.1%	39.2%
Average	53.5	44.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Georgia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Georgia.

Gubernatorial election results in Georgia
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	50.2%	48.8%
2014	52.7%	44.9%
2010	53.0%	43.0%
2006	58.0%	38.2%
2002	51.4%	46.3%
Average	53.1	44.2

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Georgia's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Georgia, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Brian Kemp
Lieutenant Governor	Geoff Duncan
Secretary of State	Brad Raffensperger
Attorney General	Chris Carr

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Georgia General Assembly as of November 2022.

Georgia State Senate

Georgia House of Representatives

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Georgia was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Georgia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

See also

Georgia	State Executive Elections	News and Analysis
Georgia State Executive Offices Georgia State Legislature Georgia Courts	2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 Georgia elections: 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016	Party control of state government State government trifectas State of the state addresses Partisan composition of governors

External links

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• Lieutenant Governor of Georgia official website

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