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Georgia gave the Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy his second best result in the 1960 election, but the state broke away from the Democrats by voting for Republican nominee Barry Goldwater in 1964 and American Independent nominee George Wallace in 1968. Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter his home state of Georgia in 1976 and 1980.
Democratic hold Nathan Deal (D) 59.2% Daniel Becker (R) 40.8% Georgia 10: Doug Barnard, Jr. Democratic 1976: Retired Democratic loss: Ben L. Jones: Democratic 1988 Redistricted from the 4th district: Lost renomination Democratic hold Don Johnson (D) 53.8% Ralph Hudgens (R) 46.2% Georgia 11: None (district created) New seat Democratic gain ...
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Georgia, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788, Georgia has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the election of 1864, when it had seceded in the American Civil War. Winners of the state are in bold.
Democrats are arguing the hand-count rule violates Georgia's election laws, exceeds the board's authority to pass rules, and runs afoul of basic limits on the power of agencies.
The Democratic Party of Georgia (DPG) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is one of the two major political parties in the state and is chaired by Nikema Williams. As of 2023, Democrats control both U.S. Senate seats, 5 out of Georgia's 14 U.S. House seats, and minorities in both houses of the state ...
The Georgia Legislature, then controlled by Democrats, changed the state's laws requiring a run-off election only if the winning candidate received less than 45% of the vote. In the 1996 Senate election, the winner, Democrat Max Cleland won with only 48.9% (1.4% ahead of Republican Guy Millner) thus avoiding a run-off. In 2005 after Republicans ...
This was not just a problem for Democrats in Georgia. According to exit polls conducted by CNN, minority voters played a role in Trump’s wins across the nation. He swept the seven consensus ...
From February 10 to June 9, 1992, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1992 United States presidential election.Despite scandals and questions about his character, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton won the nomination through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1992 Democratic National Convention held from July 13 to July 16, 1992, in New ...