2022 Georgia State Senate election

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.^[1]

2022 Georgia State Senate election

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All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate 29[lower-alpha 1] seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mike Dugan (stepped down) Gloria Butler Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 30th 55th Last election 34 22 Seats after 33 23 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,985,311 1,607,215 Percentage 55.26% 44.74% Swing 0.68% 0.68%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Republican gain      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold Vote share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Majority leader before election Mike Dugan Republican Elected Majority leader Steve Gooch Republican

Democrats gained one seat, decreasing the Republican majority to 33 out of 56 seats.^[2]

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

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Likely R	May 19, 2022

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. State Senate district 7, 5.68% (gain)
2. State Senate district 14, 9.38% (gain)

Results

Results^[4]

District	Result		Republican			Democratic			Total votes
			Candidate	Votes	Share	Candidate	Votes	Share
1		Rep. hold	Ben Watson (inc.)	43,080	61.38%	James “Jay” Jones	27,106	38.62%	70,186
2		Dem. hold	Clinton Young	16,203	28.05%	Derek Mallow	41,553	71.95%	57,556
3		Rep. hold	Mike Hodges	54,807	100%	did not contest			54,807
4		Rep. hold	Billy Hickman (inc.)	53,563	100%	did not contest			53,563
5		Dem. hold	did not contest			Sheikh Rahman (inc.)	26,340	100%	26,340
6		Dem. hold	Fred Glass	34,607	43.43%	Jason Esteves	45,076	56.57%	79,683
7		Dem. gain	Josh McKay	29,148	47.16%	Nabilah Islam	32,665	52.84%	61,813
8		Rep. hold	Russ Goodman (inc.)	47,458	100%	did not contest			47,458
9		Dem. hold	did not contest			Nikki Merritt (inc.)	47,638	100%	47,638
10		Dem. hold	did not contest			Emanuel Jones (inc.)	68,240	100%	68,240
11		Rep. hold	Dean Burke (inc.)	49,591	100%	did not contest			49,591
12		Dem. hold	did not contest			Freddie Powell Sims (inc.)	48,502	100%	48,502
13		Rep. hold	Carden Summers (inc.)	54,014	100%	did not contest			54,014
14		Dem. gain	Liz Hausmann	34,257	45.31%	Josh McLaurin	41,353	54.69%	75,610
15		Dem. hold	did not contest			Ed Harbison (inc.)	39,953	100%	39,953
16		Rep. hold	Marty Harbin (inc.)	57,965	68.18%	Pingke Dubignon	27,048	31.82%	85,013
17		Rep. hold	Brian Strickland (inc.)	49,532	61.56%	Kacy D. Morgan	30,929	38.44%	80,461
18		Rep. hold	John F. Kennedy (inc.)	49,581	64.43%	Chris Benton	27,372	35.57%	76,953
19		Rep. hold	Blake Tillery (inc.)	45,431	78.68%	Michael “Buckle” Moore	12,308	21.32%	57,739
20		Rep. hold	Larry Walker (inc.)	59,824	100%	did not contest			59,824
21		Rep. hold	Brandon Beach (inc.)	73,600	100%	did not contest			73,600
22		Dem. hold	Andrew Danielson	17,077	29.57%	Harold V. Jones II (inc.)	40,676	70.43%	57,753
23		Rep. hold	Max Burns (inc.)	53,320	100%	did not contest			53,320
24		Rep. hold	Lee Anderson (inc.)	72,370	100%	did not contest			72,370
25		Rep. hold	Rick Williams	46,289	61.66%	Valerie Rodgers	28,777	38.34%	75,066
26		Dem. hold	did not contest			David E. Lucas Sr. (inc.)	45,293	100%	45,293
27		Rep. hold	Greg Dolezal (inc.)	58,096	73.87%	Brett Binion	20,551	26.13%	78,647
28		Rep. hold	Matt Brass (inc.)	67,216	100%	did not contest			67,216
29		Rep. hold	Randy Robertson (inc.)	48,339	66.25%	Ellen Wright	24,628	33.75%	72,967
30		Rep. hold	Mike Dugan (inc.)	59,251	100%	did not contest			59,251
31		Rep. hold	Jason Anavitarte (inc.)	57,843	100%	did not contest			57,843
32		Rep. hold	Kay Kirkpatrick (inc.)	48,081	61.59%	Sylvia L. Bennett	29,982	38.41%	78,063
33		Dem. hold	did not contest			Michael Rhett (inc.)	47,887	100%	47,887
34		Dem. hold	Tommy Smith	8,689	16.29%	Valencia Seay (inc.)	44,660	83.71%	53,341
35		Dem. hold	did not contest			Donzella James (inc.)	62,015	100%	62,015
36		Dem. hold	did not contest			Nan Orrock (inc.)	63,848	100%	63,848
37		Rep. hold	Ed Setzler	51,953	58.84%	Vanessa Parker	36,341	41.16%	88,294
38		Dem. hold	did not contest			Horacena Tate (inc.)	64,418	100%	64,418
39		Dem. hold	did not contest			Sonya Halpern (inc.)	60,401	100%	60,401
40		Dem. hold	Austin McDonald	24,870	38.43%	Sally Harrell (inc.)	39,839	61.57%	64,709
41		Dem. hold	Jayre Jones	11,195	17.85%	Kim Jackson (inc.)	51,512	82.15%	62,707
42		Dem. hold	did not contest			Elena Parent (inc.)	77,961	100%	77,961
43		Dem. hold	Melanie Williams	17,128	24.95%	Tonya Anderson (inc.)	51,534	75.05%	68,662
44		Dem. hold	did not contest			Gail Davenport (inc.)	61,768	100%	61,768
45		Rep. hold	Clint Dixon (inc.)	41,416	61.29%	Matielyn Jones	26,163	38.71%	67,579
46		Rep. hold	Bill Cowsert (inc.)	48,555	64.02%	Andrew Ferguson	27,286	35.98%	75,841
47		Rep. hold	Frank Ginn (inc.)	44,530	62.00%	Conolus Scott Jr.	27,287	38.00%	71,817
48		Rep. gain	Shawn Still	41,464	56.72%	Josh Uddin	31,635	43.28%	73,099
49		Rep. hold	Shelly Echols	53,106	75.84%	Jody Cooley	16,919	24.16%	70,025
50		Rep. hold	Bo Hatchett (inc.)	62,105	84.78%	Paulette Williams	11,551	15.22%	73,256
51		Rep. hold	Steve Gooch (inc.)	79,579	100%	did not contest			79,579
52		Rep. hold	Chuck Hufstetler (inc.)	57,785	100%	did not contest			57,785
53		Rep. hold	Colton Moore	56,221	100%	did not contest			56,221
54		Rep. hold	Chuck Payne (inc.)	48,051	100%	did not contest			48,051
55		Dem. hold	did not contest			Gloria S. Butler (inc.)	62,044	100%	62,044
56		Rep. hold	John Albers (inc.)	58,121	61.65%	Patrick Thompson	36,156	38.35%	94,277

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

See also

• List of Georgia state legislatures

References

1. 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.

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2. "Republicans keep control of Georgia House and Senate". WABE. November 9, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
3. Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
4. "Election Night Reporting". Clarity Elections. Retrieved December 21, 2022.