2024 Georgia State Senate election

2024 Georgia State Senate election
All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate; 29 seats needed for a majority
	Results:; Republican hold Democratic hold
Majority leader before election; Steve Gooch; Republican	Elected Majority leader ; TBD;

Elections to the Georgia State Senate were held on November 5, 2024, alongside the other 2024 United States elections. All 56 seats were up for election.^[1]

Partisan Background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won 33 districts, and Democrat Joe Biden won 23.

Biden

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

Trump

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

Retirements

Democrats

District 34: Valencia Seay retired.
District 38: Horacena Tate retired.
District 55: Gloria Butler retired.

Republicans

District 49: Shelly Echols retired.

Special Elections

District 11

Dean Burke, first elected in 2012, resigned on December 31, 2022 to be a chief medical officer of the Georgia Department of Community Health.^[2]

Georgia's 11th Senate district, 2023 special election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Watson	10,099	76.04
	Democratic	Mary Weaver-Anderson	3,048	22.95
	Libertarian	John H. Monds	135	1.01
Total votes			13,282	100.0
	Republican hold

District 30

Mike Dugan, first elected in 2012, resigned on January 3rd, 2024 to run for Georgia's 3rd Congressional District for 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia.^[4]

Georgia's 30th Senate district, 2024 special election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Bearden	4,548	58.87
	Democratic	Ashley Kecskes Godwin	1,327	17.18
	Republican	Robert Bob Smith	989	12.80
	Republican	Renae Bell	862	11.16
Total votes			7,726	100.0
	Republican hold

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis^[6]	Very Likely R	March 26, 2024

Results summary

District	2020 Pres.^[7]	Incumbent				Candidates^[8]	Result
District	2020 Pres.^[7]	Member	Party	First elected	Running	Candidates^[8]	Result
1	R +13.0	Ben Watson	Republican	2015	Yes	▌Ben Watson (Republican) Republican primary ▌ Y Ben Watson (Republican) ▌Beth Majeroni (Republican)	Republican hold
2	D +45.4	Derek Mallow	Democratic	2023	Yes	▌Derek Mallow (Democratic)	Democratic hold
3	R +31.6	Mike Hodges	Republican	2023	Yes	▌Mike Hodges (Republican)	Republican hold
4	R +32.7	Billy Hickman	Republican	2020	Yes	▌Billy Hickman (Republican)	Republican hold
5	D +46.4	Sheikh Rahman	Democratic	2019	Yes	▌Sheikh Rahman (Democratic) ▌Lisa Babbage (Republican)
6	R +40.6	Matt Brass	Republican	2017	Yes	▌Matt Brass (Republican) ▌Jenny Enderlin (Democratic)
7	D +16.8	Nabilah Islam	Democratic	2023	Yes	▌Nabilah Islam (Democratic) ▌J. Gregory Howard (Republican) Republican primary ▌ Y J. Gregory Howard (Republican) ▌Fred Clayton (Republican) ▌Louis Ligon (Republican) ▌Clara Richardson-Olguin (Republican)
8	R +29.3	Russ Goodman	Republican	2021	Yes	▌Russ Goodman (Republican)	Republican hold
9	D +20.4	Nikki Merritt	Democratic	2021	Yes	▌Nikki Merritt (Democratic) ▌Michael Gargiulo (Republican)
10	D +69.9	Emanuel Jones	Democratic	2005	Yes	▌Emanuel Jones (Democratic) ▌Furquan Stafford (Republican)
11	R +29.2	Sam Watson	Republican	2023	Yes	▌Sam Watson (Republican)	Republican hold
12	D +16.2	Freddie Sims	Democratic	2009	Yes	▌Freddie Sims (Democratic)	Democratic hold
13	R +40.4	Carden Summers	Republican	2020	Yes	▌Carden Summers (Republican)	Republican hold
14	D +19.9	Josh McLaurin	Democratic	2023	Yes	▌Josh McLaurin (Democratic)	Democratic hold
15	D +33.2	Ed Harbison	Democratic	1993	Yes	▌Ed Harbison (Democratic)	Democratic hold
16	R +27.9	Marty Harbin	Republican	2015	Yes	▌Marty Harbin (Republican) ▌Amili Blake (Democratic)
17	D +48.4	Gail Davenport	Democratic	2011	Yes	▌Gail Davenport (Democratic)	Democratic hold
18	R +22.2	John F. Kennedy	Republican	2015	Yes	▌John F. Kennedy (Republican)	Republican hold
19	R +49.3	Blake Tillery	Republican	2017	Yes	▌Blake Tillery (Republican)	Republican hold
20	R +31.0	Larry Walker III	Republican	2015	Yes	▌Larry Walker III (Republican) Republican primary ▌ Y Larry Walker III (Republican) ▌Tori Branum (Republican)	Republican hold
21	R +32.2	Brandon Beach	Republican	2013	Yes	▌Brandon Beach (Republican) ▌Lillia Michelle Lionel (Democratic) Democratic primary ▌ Y Lillia Michelle Lionel (Democratic) ▌Tracey Verhoeven (Democratic)
22	D +41.9	Harold V. Jones II	Democratic	2015	Yes	▌Harold V. Jones II (Democratic)	Democratic hold
23	R +14.7	Max Burns	Republican	2021	Yes	▌Max Burns (Republican) ▌Shayna Boston (Democratic)
24	R +34.1	Lee Anderson	Republican	2017	Yes	▌Lee Anderson (Republican)	Republican hold
25	R +23.7	Rick Williams	Republican	2023	Yes	▌Rick Williams (Republican) Republican primary ▌ Y Rick Williams (Republican) ▌Leland Jake Olinger (Republican)	Republican hold
26	D +28.4	David Lucas	Democratic	2013	Yes	▌David Lucas (Democratic)	Democratic hold
27	R +37.9	Greg Dolezal	Republican	2019	Yes	▌Greg Dolezal (Republican) ▌Hamza Nazir (Democratic)
28	D +48.7	Donzella James	Democratic	2009	Yes	▌Donzella James (Democratic) Democratic primary ▌ Y Donzella James (Democratic) ▌Terracia Tee Wilkinson (Democratic)	Democratic hold
29	R +24.7	Randy Robertson	Republican	2019	Yes	▌Randy Robertson (Republican) ▌Ellen T Wright (Democratic)
30	R +29.2	Tim Bearden	Republican	2024	Yes	▌Tim Bearden (Republican) ▌Wanda Cooper (Democratic)
31	R +33.0	Jason Anavitarte	Republican	2021	Yes	▌Jason Anavitarte (Republican)	Republican hold
32	R +12.7	Kay Kirkpatrick	Republican	2017	Yes	▌Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican) Republican primary ▌ Y Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican) ▌Ben Paul Fremer (Republican)	Republican hold
33	D +30.2	Michael Rhett	Democratic	2015	Yes	▌Michael Rhett (Democratic) Democratic primary ▌ Y Michael Rhett (Democratic) ▌Euriel Hemmerly (Democratic)	Democratic hold
34	D +64.7	Valencia Seay	Democratic	2003	No	▌Kenya Wicks (Democratic) ▌Andrew E. Honeycutt (Republican) Democratic primary ▌Valencia Stovall (Democratic) ▌ Y Kenya Wicks (Democratic) ▌Herman "Drew" Andrews (Democratic) ▌Tyriq T Jackson (Democratic) ▌Melody Totten (Democratic) ▌Daymetrie Williams (Democratic) ▌Xe Ross (Democratic)
35	D +57.1	Jason Esteves	Democratic	2023	Yes	▌Jason Esteves (Democratic)	Democratic hold
36	D +78.2	Nan Orrock	Democratic	2007	Yes	▌Nan Orrock (Democratic) Democratic primary ▌ Y Nan Orrock (Democratic) ▌Michel Powell (Democratic)	Democratic hold
37	R +10.7	Ed Setzler	Republican	2023	Yes	▌Ed Setzler (Republican) ▌Vanessa Ella Parker (Democratic) Democratic primary ▌ Y Vanessa Ella Parker (Democratic) ▌Sadia Ali (Democratic)
38	D +56.4	Horacena Tate	Democratic	1999	No	▌Rashaun Kemp (Democratic) Democratic primary ▌ Y Rashaun Kemp (Democratic) ▌Ralph Long III (Democratic) ▌Nate Green (Democratic) ▌Nkoyo Effiong Lewis (Democratic) ▌Darryl "Dj" Terry Ii (Democratic) ▌Richard N Wright (Democratic)	Democratic hold
39	D +71.1	Sonya Halpern	Democratic	2021	Yes	▌Sonya Halpern (Democratic)	Democratic hold
40	D +29.3	Sally Harrell	Democratic	2019	Yes	▌Sally Harrell (Democratic) ▌Amelia K. Siamomua (Republican) Democratic primary ▌ Y Sally Harrell (Democratic) ▌David Lubin (Democratic)
41	D +68.8	Kim Jackson	Democratic	2021	Yes	▌Kim Jackson (Democratic) ▌Jeff Newlin (Republican) Democratic primary ▌ Y Kim Jackson (Democratic) ▌Tyion Fields (Democratic)
42	R +18.4	Brian Strickland	Republican	2018	Yes	▌Brian Strickland (Republican) ▌Kacy D Morgan (Democratic)
43	D +49.3	Tonya Anderson	Democratic	2017	Yes	▌Tonya Anderson (Democratic)	Democratic hold
44	D +79.0	Elena Parent	Democratic	2015	Yes	▌Elena Parent (Democratic) Democratic primary ▌ Y Elena Parent (Democratic) ▌Nadine Thomas (Democratic)	Democratic hold
45	R +16.9	Clint Dixon	Republican	2021	Yes	▌Clint Dixon (Republican)	Republican hold
46	R +18.2	Bill Cowsert	Republican	2007	Yes	▌Bill Cowsert (Republican) ▌Gareth Fenley (Democratic)
47	R +18.3	Frank Ginn	Republican	2011	Yes	▌Frank Ginn (Republican) ▌Conolus Scott (Democratic) Republican primary ▌ Y Frank Ginn (Republican) ▌Ross Harvin (Republican)
48	R +3.2	Shawn Still	Republican	2023	Yes	▌Shawn Still (Republican) ▌Ashwin Ramaswami (Democratic)	Republican hold
49	R +44.1	Shelly Echols	Republican	2023	No	▌Drew Echols (Republican) Republican primary ▌ Y Drew Echols (Republican) ▌Josh Clark (Republican)	Republican hold
50	R +62.2	Bo Hatchett	Republican	2021	Yes	▌Bo Hatchett (Republican) ▌June Krise (Democratic)
51	R +64.2	Steve Gooch	Republican	2011	Yes	▌Steve Gooch (Republican)	Republican hold
52	R +46.2	Chuck Hufstetler	Republican	2013	Yes	▌Chuck Hufstetler (Republican)	Republican hold
53	R +58.9	Colton Moore	Republican	2023	Yes	▌Colton Moore (Republican) ▌Bart Alexander Bryant (Democratic) Republican primary ▌ Y Colton Moore (Republican) ▌Angela Pence (Republican)
54	R +52.5	Chuck Payne	Republican	2017	Yes	▌Chuck Payne (Republican)	Republican hold
55	D +56.0	Gloria Butler	Democratic	1999	No	▌Randal Mangham (Democratic) ▌Mary Williams Benefield (Republican) Democratic primary ▌ Y Randal Mangham (Democratic) ▌Iris Hamilton (Democratic) ▌Robin Biro (Democratic) ▌Verdaillia Turner (Democratic) ▌Osborn Murray III (Democratic)
56	R +12.3	John Albers	Republican	2011	Yes	▌John Albers (Republican) ▌JD Jordan (Democratic)

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.

References

^ "Georgia State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ "Georgia senator quits for state job, prison chief steps down". Associated Press. 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
^ "Election Night Reporting". January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
^ Bluestein, Greg. "Mike Dugan joins U.S. House race for Georgia's 3rd District". Politically Georgia (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
^ "Election Night Reporting". February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "24 GA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
^ "Dave's Redistricting". Retrieved 2024-03-11.
^ "Candidate Information". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

[majority-1] 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.

[2] "Georgia State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

[3] "Georgia senator quits for state job, prison chief steps down". Associated Press. 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

[4] "Election Night Reporting". January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.

[5] Bluestein, Greg. "Mike Dugan joins U.S. House race for Georgia's 3rd District". Politically Georgia (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Retrieved 2024-03-14.

[6] "Election Night Reporting". February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[7] "24 GA Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

[8] "Dave's Redistricting". Retrieved 2024-03-11.

[Qualified_Candidates-9] "Candidate Information". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

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