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Governor: Brian Kemp (R) elected in 2018.  
State Legislature: Georgia General Assembly   House: 180 seats  Senate: 56 seats
Local: Cities, Counties   NACO
U.S. House: 9R, 4D, 1v - 1. B.Carter (R) | 2. S.Bishop (D) | 3. D.Ferguson (R) | 4. H.Johnson (D) | 5. vacant J.Lewis (D) |  6. L.McBath (D) | 7. R.Woodall (R) | 8. A.Scott (R) |  9. D.Collins (R) | 10. J.Hice (R) | 11. B.Loudermilk (R) | 12. R.Allen (R) |  13. D.Scott (D) | 14. T.Graves (R).    >
U.S. Senate: David Perdue (R) seeking re-election in 2020, Kelly Loeffler (R) appointed, seeking election in 2020.

2020

U.S. Senate: There were two Senate races, both of which went to Jan. 5, 2021 runoffs. - Sen. David Perdue (R), first elected in 2014 and seeking a second term faced Jon Ossoff (D), an investigative journalist who was the Democratic nominee in CD-6 for the 2017 special election, as well as Shane Hazel (L).  Perdue fell just short of a majority and he and Ossoff moved on to the Jan. 5 runoff. - Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) resigned in Dec. 2019 for health reasons.  On Dec. 4 Gov. Kemp announced the appointment of businesswoman Kelly Loeffler (R), who was sworn in on Jan. 6, 2020.  Loeffler ran in a special election (nonpartisan blanket primary or "jungle primary") on Nov. 3, 2020, and moved on to the Jan. 5 run-off against Rev. Raphael Warnock (D).  An immense amount of money and resources poured into the two runoff races as control of the U.S. Senate was at stake; if Democrats were to win both seats, which seemed unlikely, there would be a 50-50 tie in the Senate.  On Jan. 5 both Warnock and Ossoff prevailed, putting an unexpected exclamation mark on the 2020 cycle:    Ossoff 2,269,923 (50.61%) to Perdue 2,214,979 (49.39%).    Warnock 2,289,113 (51.04%) to Loeffler 2,195,841 (48.96%). U.S. House: There were four open seats.  Democrats picked up one seat bringing the balance to 8R, 6D. - CD-5 (Atlanta) Rep. John Lewis (D), first elected in Nov. 1986, died on July 17, 2020.  A special election to fill the remainder of the term took place on Sept. 29, 2020 leading to a run-off Dec. 1 won by Kwanza Hall (D).  Georgia Democrats selected state Sen. Nikema Williams (D), who is also state party chair, to appear on the Nov. 3, ballot for the new Congress, and she won handily. - CD-7 (northeast Atlanta metro area) Rep. Rob Woodall (R), first elected in Nov. 2010, was retiring.  The race between ER physician Rich McCormick (R) and 2018 nominee Carolyn Bordeaux (D) was rated as a "toss up," and Bordeaux emerged as the surprise winner, 51.4% to 48.6%. - CD-9 (northeastern corner of the state) Rep. Doug Collins (R) ran for U.S. Senate in the special election challenging Loeffler.  The winners of the Aug. 11 runoffs were both veterans: firearms dealer Andrew Clyde (R) and actor Devin Pandy (D).  This is a solid Republican district, and Clyde won by a wide margin.  - CD-14 (northwestern corner of the state) Rep. Tom Graves (R), first elected in a 2010 special election, is retiring.  On Sept. 11 he announced he would leave early, in October.  This is a solid Republican district; businesswoman Marjorie Greene (R), a QAnon believer and upset winner of the Aug. 11 runoff, won by a wide margin.  (The Democratic nominee Kevin Van Ausdal (D), who works in the financial technology industry, ended his campaign on Sept. 11). - In addition, in CD-6 (north suburbs of Atlanta) the race between first-term U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath (D) and former U.S. Rep. Karen Handel (R) was expected to be very competitive; McBath prevailed by 54.6% to 45.4%. Also note: “Georgia’s ballot barriers are so strict that no independent or third-party candidates have qualified for U.S. House general elections since their passage in 1943."  The Libertarian Party of Georgia filed a lawsuit in 2017.  In a Sept. 2019 ruling U.S. District Judge Leigh May ruled for the state, but on appeal the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in a June 3, 2020 opinion vacated the ruling and remanded it back the lower court . (Martin Cowen et al. v. Georgia). (+) State Legislature: All 180 House seats and 56 Senate seats were up (two-year terms).   Republicans kept strong control of both chambers; the Senate went from 35R, 21D to 34R, 22D House from 105R, 75D to 103R, 77D. Ballot Measures: Voters approved all three statewide measures by wide margins (over 70%):  Amendment 1, authorizing dedication of fees and taxes to their intended purposes Amendment 2  on sovereign immunity and Referendum A, a tax exemption to encourage affordable housing.

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2,690,624 total ballots were cast (difference from total votes for president is 93,991 or 3.5%).