Georgia Senate election dates and Voting Live

Georgia Senate election dates and Voting Live 2020 
Georgia Senate election Dates 2020
Georgia Senate election​ Date:May 19, 2020​ 

One-term incumbent Republican David Perdue was elected to the first term in 2014. He is seeking a second term in 2020.

Former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson, Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, 2018 lieutenant governor nominee Sarah Riggs Amico, and former congressional candidate Jon Ossoff is running for the Democratic nomination. Potential Democratic candidates include former state senator Jason Carter and state representative Scott Holcomb.

The term electoral system can refer to the method by which elections are conducted (e.g., whether officials are elected in single-winner versus multi-winner systems) or the method by which votes are tallied to determine the outcome of an election (e.g., plurality systems, majority systems, ranked-choice voting systems, etc.). In the United States, most federal and state-level officials are elected via plurality vote in single-winner contests, although some jurisdictions (e.g., cities, school boards, etc.) employ alternative electoral systems.

HIGHLIGHTS

·  In Georgia, state legislators (including senators and representatives) are elected via a majority vote in single-winner contests.

·  Georgia's governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state superintendent of schools, commissioner of insurance, commissioner of agriculture, and commissioner of labour are elected via a majority vote in single-winner contests.

·  United States Senators and United States Representatives are also elected via a majority vote in single-winner contests.

See the sections below for additional information on the following topics:

1. Background: This section defines and describes methods for conducting elections, including single-winner systems and multi-winner systems. This section also defines and describes various vote-tallying methods, including plurality voting, majority voting, ranked-choice voting, block voting, single voting, and cumulative voting.
2. Electoral systems used in Georgia: This section outlines the electoral systems used in federal elections (i.e., elections for president and United States senators and representatives) and state-level contests (i.e., elections for state legislators, governors, and other state executives).
3. State legislation and ballot measures: This section lists state legislation and state and local ballot measures relevant to electoral systems policy.

• Sarah Riggs Amico (Democratic)
• Akhenaten Amun (Democratic)
• Marckeith DeJesus (Democratic)
• Maya Dillard-Smith (Democratic)
• Shane T. Hazel (Republican)
• Jon Ossoff (Democratic)
• David Perdue (Republican)
• Hal Shouse (Democratic)
• Teresa Tomlinson (Democratic)
• Elaine Williams (Democratic)

#To Be Announced

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Johnny Isakson (incumbent)	2,135,806	54.80%	-3.51%
	Democratic	Jim Barksdale	1,599,726	41.04%	+2.04%
	Libertarian	Allen Buckley	162,260	4.16%	+1.47%
Total votes			3,897,792	100.0%	N/A