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The 2020 Georgia State Senate election was held on November 3, 2020. Georgia voters elected state senators in all 56 of the state senate's districts to the 156th Georgia General Assembly for two-year terms in the Georgia State Senate. The elections coincided with the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, 2020 Georgia House of Representatives election, and more.
Predictions
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 17, 1.88%
- State Senate district 56, 2.18%
- State Senate district 9, 3.92% (gain)
Results
District 1
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 1[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ben Watson (incumbent) | 72,192 | 100% |
Total votes | 72,192 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 2
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 2[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lester Jackson (incumbent) | 62,334 | 100% |
Total votes | 62,334 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 3
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 3[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Sheila McNeill (incumbent) | 63,891 | 100% |
Total votes | 63,891 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 4
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 4[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Billy Hickman (incumbent) | 65,492 | 100% |
Total votes | 65,492 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 5
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 5[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sheikh Rahman (incumbent) | 44,991 | 100% |
Total votes | 44,991 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 6
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 6[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jen Jordan (incumbent) | 62,148 | 61.51% |
| Republican | Lance Harris | 38,891 | 38.49% |
Total votes | 101,039 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 7
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 7[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tyler Harper (incumbent) | 56,433 | 100% |
Total votes | 56,433 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 8
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 8[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Russ Goodman (incumbent) | 43,324 | 61.77% |
| Democratic | Treva Gear | 26,819 | 38.23% |
Total votes | 70,143 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 9
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 9[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nikki Merritt | 53,941 | 51.96% |
| Republican | P. K. Martin IV (incumbent) | 49,879 | 48.04% |
Total votes | 103,820 | 100.0% |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
District 10
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 10[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Emanuel Jones (incumbent) | 84,994 | 100% |
Total votes | 84,994 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 11
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 11[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dean Burke (incumbent) | 57,018 | 100% |
Total votes | 57,018 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 12
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 12[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Freddie Powell Sims (incumbent) | 40,396 | 64.18% |
| Republican | Tracy Taylor | 22,546 | 35.82% |
Total votes | 62,942 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 13
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 13[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Carden Summers (incumbent) | 48,153 | 69.45% |
| Democratic | Mary Egler | 21,178 | 30.55% |
Total votes | 69,331 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 14
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 14[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bruce Thompson (incumbent) | 66,534 | 70.01% |
| Democratic | Travis Johnson | 28,505 | 29.99% |
Total votes | 95,039 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 15
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 15[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Ed Harbison (incumbent) | 48,998 | 100% |
Total votes | 48,998 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 16
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 16[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Marty Harbin (incumbent) | 65,626 | 68.17% |
| Democratic | Cinquez Jester | 30,643 | 31.83% |
Total votes | 96,269 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 17
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 17[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Brian Strickland (incumbent) | 52,454 | 50.94% |
| Democratic | Kelly Rose | 50,513 | 49.06% |
Total votes | 102,967 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 18
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 18[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John F. Kennedy (incumbent) | 71,209 | 100% |
Total votes | 71,209 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 19
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 19[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Blake Tillery (incumbent) | 54,197 | 100% |
Total votes | 54,197 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 20
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 20[21] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Larry Walker III (incumbent) | 57,946 | 64.96% |
| Democratic | Julius Newberry Johnson | 31,257 | 35.043% |
Total votes | 89,203 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 21
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 21[22] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Brandon Beach (incumbent) | 94,143 | 100% |
Total votes | 94,143 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 22
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 22[23] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Harold V. Jones II (incumbent) | 60,966 | 100% |
Total votes | 60,966 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 23
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 23[24] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Max Burns | 46,712 | 59.29% |
| Democratic | Ceretta Smith | 32,069 | 40.71% |
Total votes | 78,781 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 24
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 24[25] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Lee Anderson (incumbent) | 83,776 | 100% |
Total votes | 83,776 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 25
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 25[26] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Burt Jones (incumbent) | 61,330 | 67.66% |
| Democratic | Veronica Brinson | 29,315 | 32.34% |
Total votes | 90,645 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 26
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 26[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | David E. Lucas Sr. (incumbent) | 53,421 | 100% |
Total votes | 53,421 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 27
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 27[28] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Greg Dolezal (incumbent) | 87,192 | 70.02% |
| Democratic | Brooke Griffiths | 37,340 | 29.98% |
Total votes | 124,532 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 28
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 28[29] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Matt Brass (incumbent) | 82,691 | 100% |
Total votes | 82,691 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 29
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 29[30] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Randy Robertson (incumbent) | 70,161 | 100% |
Total votes | 70,161 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 30
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 30[31] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mike Dugan (incumbent) | 58,303 | 67.54% |
| Democratic | Montenia Edwards | 28,023 | 32.46% |
Total votes | 86,326 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 31
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 31[32] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jason Anavitarte | 66,020 | 70.86% |
| Democratic | Tianna Smith | 27,146 | 29.14% |
Total votes | 93,166 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 32
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 32[33] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Kay Kirkpatrick (incumbent) | 63,544 | 55.96% |
| Democratic | Christine Triebsch | 50,005 | 44.04% |
Total votes | 113,549 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 33
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 33[34] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Michael Rhett (incumbent) | 66,207 | 100% |
Total votes | 66,207 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 34
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 34[35] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Valencia Seay (incumbent) | 64,110 | 100% |
Total votes | 64,110 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 35
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 35[36] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Donzella James (incumbent) | 82,600 | 100% |
Total votes | 82,600 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 36
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 36[37] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nan Orrock (incumbent) | 78,536 | 100% |
Total votes | 78,536 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 37
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 37[38] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Lindsey Tippins (incumbent) | 60,238 | 57.04% |
| Democratic | Vanessa Parker | 45,370 | 42.96% |
Total votes | 105,608 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 38
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 38[39] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Horacena Tate (incumbent) | 79,748 | 100% |
Total votes | 79,748 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 39
Incumbent senator Nikema Williams resigned to run for Georgia's 5th congressional district, which John Lewis represented until his death. A special primary took place on November 3, 2020, and a runoff took place December 1, 2020. No Republican had filed to face Williams in the general election, so the special primary acted as the general election.
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 39 Special Primary Election[40] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sonya Halpern | 31,294 | 45.19% |
| Democratic | Linda Pritchett | 17,573 | 25.37% |
| Democratic | Jo Anna Potts | 10,751 | 15.52% |
| Democratic | Zan Fort | 9,636 | 13.91% |
Total votes | 69,254 | 100.0% |
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 39 Special Runoff Election[41] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sonya Halpern | 4,435 | 80.78% |
| Democratic | Linda Pritchett | 1,055 | 19.22% |
Total votes | 5,490 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 40
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 40[42] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Sally Harrell (incumbent) | 54,359 | 60.50% |
| Republican | Garry Guan | 35,494 | 39.50% |
Total votes | 89,853 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 41
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 41[43] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kim Jackson (incumbent) | 58,154 | 79.68% |
| Republican | William Park Freeman | 14,828 | 20.32% |
Total votes | 72,982 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 42
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 42[44] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Elena Parent (incumbent) | 85,202 | 100% |
Total votes | 85,202 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 43
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 43[45] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson (incumbent) | 67,857 | 77.50% |
| Republican | Melanie Williams | 19,703 | 22.50% |
Total votes | 87,560 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 44
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 44[46] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gail Davenport (incumbent) | 77,593 | 88.18% |
| Republican | Benjamin Brooks | 10,405 | 11.82% |
Total votes | 87,998 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 45
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 45[47] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Clint Dixon (incumbent) | 56,965 | 55.60% |
| Democratic | Matielyn Jones | 45,493 | 44.40% |
Total votes | 102,458 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 46
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 46[48] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bill Cowsert (incumbent) | 59,278 | 60.98% |
| Democratic | Zachary Perry | 37,924 | 39.02% |
Total votes | 97,202 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 47
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 47[49] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Frank Ginn (incumbent) | 60,282 | 65.86% |
| Democratic | Dawn Johnson | 31,255 | 34.14% |
Total votes | 91,537 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 48
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 48[50] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Michelle Au | 49,184 | 56.18% |
| Republican | Matt Reeves | 38,358 | 43.82% |
Total votes | 87,542 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 49
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 1[51] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Butch Miller (incumbent) | 74,684 | 100% |
Total votes | 74,684 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 50
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 50[52] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bo Hatchett | 71,693 | 83.18% |
| Democratic | Dee Daley | 14,493 | 16.82% |
Total votes | 86,186 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 51
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 51[53] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Steve Gooch (incumbent) | 84,767 | 82.79% |
| Democratic | June Krise | 17,625 | 17.21% |
Total votes | 102,392 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 52
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 52[54] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Chuck Hufstetler (incumbent) | 57,621 | 76.44% |
| Democratic | Charles DeYoung | 17,755 | 23.56% |
Total votes | 75,376 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 53
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 53[55] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Jeff Mullis (incumbent) | 66,064 | 100% |
Total votes | 66,064 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 54
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 54[56] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Chuck Payne (incumbent) | 57,768 | 100% |
Total votes | 57,768 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
District 55
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 55[57] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gloria S. Butler (incumbent) | 85,654 | 100% |
Total votes | 85,654 | 100.0% |
| Democratic hold |
District 56
2020 General Election Georgia State Senate District 52[58] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | John Albers (incumbent) | 51,476 | 51.09% |
| Democratic | Sarah Beeson | 49,284 | 48.91% |
Total votes | 100,760 | 100.0% |
| Republican hold |
Notes
- ^ 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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