Tag Archives: special elections

Special elections set to replace Walker, Tinubu in Georgia House

Elections are scheduled for Feb. 7 to replace Len Walker and Gloria Tinubu, who recently resigned from the Georgia House of Representatives . . .

Tags: Brian Kemp , Georgia House , Gloria Tinubu , Len Walker , special elections

Senate standoff remains the same after special elections

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle saw one of his endorsed candidates win and the other one lose in two special elections to fill Georgia Senate seats . . .

Tags: Casey Cagle , Chip Rogers , Emory Dunahoo , Georgia Senate , John Wilkinson , Mike Crane , special elections , Tommie Williams

Special elections could affect Senate control

Two elections being held today to fill seats in the Georgia Senate could affect the balance of power in upper chamber . . .

Tags: Casey Cagle , Chip Rogers , Duke Blackburn , John Wilkinson , Mike Crane , Rick Austin , Senate District 28 , Senate District 50 , special elections , Tommie Williams

Runoffs needed in three legislative races

All but one of the special elections held Tuesday to fill vacant General Assembly seats will have to be decided in a Dec. 6 runoff . . .

Tags: General Assembly seats , special elections

Candidates set for three special elections

Qualifying closed on Wednesday for three special legislative elections that will be held Nov. 8 in North Georgia . . .

Tags: General Assembly , qualifying , special elections

Qualifying opens for special legislative elections

Candidates are flocking to the special elections being held Nov. 8 to fill four vacancies in the General Assembly . . .

Tags: candidate qualifying , General Assembly , special elections

Williams wins House race in Athens; Lucas in a runoff in Macon

Chuck Williams wins special election to replace former House member Hank Huckaby; longtime legislator David Lucas is in a runoff for a state Senate seat in Macon . . .

Tags: Chuck Williams , David Lucas , Hank Huckaby , Macon mayor's race , Miriam Paris , Robert Brown , Robert Reichert , special elections

Three legislative seats up for grabs Tuesday

Two legislative vacancies in Macon along with a House seat in the Athens area will be filled in special elections to be held Tuesday . . .

Tags: Georgia House , Macon , Macon mayor's race , special elections , state senate

Political Notes – 3 presidents get a bump in pay

UGA President Michael Adams is one of three university presidents who will get a pay raise in the upcoming fiscal year; qualifying begins for special legislative elections in Macon . . .

Tags: Board of Regents , David Lucas , Macon , michael adams , presidential pay , Robert Brown , special elections , University System

Political Notes – The Macon situation gets a little murkier

The political situation in Macon, which was already very complicated, became a little more complex after state Rep. David Lucas suffered a heart attack over the weekend . . .

Tags: David Lucas , food poisoning , food safety regulations , Macon , Robert Brown , Robert Reichert , special elections