Tag Archives: Special Election

Kirby wins special election for state House

Tom Kirby wins a special election to replace Len Walker in the Georgia House of Representatives . . .

Tags: Georgia House , Paul Smith , Special Election , Tom Kirby

Hightower tops Martinez in Georgia House race

Attorney Dustin Hightower wins a special runoff election to replace Tim Bearden in the Georgia House of Representatives . . .

Tags: Dustin Hightower , Georgia House , Special Election

Len Walker to resign from Georgia House

Legislative veteran Len Walker will resign from the Georgia House because he’s moving out of his Gwinnett County district . . .

Tags: Georgia House , Len Walker , Special Election

Election to replace Bearden set for Dec. 6

A Dec. 6 special election is scheduled to replace Tim Bearden in the Georgia House of Representatives . . .

Tags: Brian Kemp , Georgia House , Special Election , Tim Bearden

Lamutt, Carson headed to runoff in House race

John Carson, Robert Lamutt are the top two finishers in a Cobb County special election for a State House seat, will meet in an Oct. 18 runoff to decide the winner . . .

Tags: Bobby Franklin , Georgia House , John Carson , Robert Lamutt , Special Election

Roy Barnes runs for Franklin’s seat

Five candidates, including a non-former governor named Roy Barnes, have qualified for the special election to replace the late Bobby Franklin in the Georgia House of Representatives . . .

Tags: Bobby Franklin , Georgia House , Special Election

Georgia Senate to Macon voters: you complete me

Macon voters go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new member of the state Senate, choosing between David Lucas and Miriam Paris . . .

Tags: David Lucas , Georgia Senate , Miriam Paris , Special Election

Qualifying opens next week for Franklin’s House seat

Secretary of State Brian Kemp sets a qualifying period of Aug. 15-17 for candidates who want to run in the Sept. 20 special election to replace the late Bobby Franklin in the Georgia House . . .

Tags: Bobby Franklin , Brian Kemp , Special Election

Athens-area voters will pick new lawmaker

Voters in Georgia House District 113 go to the polls Tuesday to consider a replacement for Hank Huckaby, who resigned from the Legislature to become University System chancellor . . .

Tags: Georgia House District 113 , Hank Huckaby , Special Election

Political Notes – A candidate with a record

One of the candidates in an Athens legislative election formerly pleaded guilty to assaulting a University of Georgia student; Southern Co. comes under criticism for the operation of its subsidiaries’ power plants . . .

Tags: air pollution , Alan Alexander , Athens House seat , Perry McGuire , power plants , Southern Co. , Special Election