2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election
The 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election took place in 2 electoral districts to elect 2 seats. Republican secured 2 seats, receiving 75.63% of the popular vote. A total number of 15,517 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 8 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.
Results by Party
There were totally 8 candidates competed for seats. Republican won 2 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 75.63% of the popular vote.
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Political Party | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % Votes | Candidates | Elected | % Seats | Seats: Votes: |
| Republican | 11,736 | 75.63% | 7 | 2 | 100.00% | |
| Democratic | 3,781 | 24.37% | 1 | 0 | - | |
| Total | 15,517 | 100% | 8 | 2 | 100% | |
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral District | Republican | Others | Valid Votes | ||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 20 | 7,871 | 100.00% | - | - | 7,871 |
| District 43 | 3,865 | 50.55% | 3,781 | 49.45% | 7,646 |
| Total | 11,736 | 75.63% | 3,781 | 24.37% | 15,517 |
Elected Candidates
There are 1 districts with winning margins of no more than 5%:
- District 43: Republican won by 1.10%
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Elected Candidates | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral District | Elected Candidate | Second Candidate | Margin | ||||||
| Name | Party | Votes | % | Name | Party | Votes | % | ||
| District 20 | Larry Walker | Republican | 4,111 | 52.23% | Jon Martin | Republican | 1,462 | 18.57% | 33.66% |
| District 43 | Janice Frey Van Ness | Republican | 3,865 | 50.55% | Tonya P. Anderson | Democratic | 3,781 | 49.45% | 1.10% |
Results by Candidates
There are 8 candidates competed for 8 seats, with 7 candidates (87.50%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election - Summary by Candidate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral District | Candidate | Affiliation | Valid Votes | % |
| District 20 | Larry Walker | Republican | 4,111 | 52.23% |
| Jon Martin | Republican | 1,462 | 18.57% | |
| James N. Pettis | Republican | 1,029 | 13.07% | |
| Mike Reece | Republican | 461 | 5.86% | |
| Brooks Keisler | Republican | 420 | 5.34% | |
| Vivian L. Childs | Republican | 388 | 4.93% | |
| District 43 | Janice Frey Van Ness | Republican | 3,865 | 50.55% |
| Tonya P. Anderson | Democratic | 3,781 | 49.45% | |
Results by Districts
District 20
Larry Walker of Republican received 52.23% of the votes, totaling 4,111 votes, to win the election, defeated Jon Martin of Republican by a comfortable margin of 33.66%. The total votes casted was 7,871.
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 20 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
| Larry Walker | Republican | 4,111 | 52.23% | |
| Jon Martin | Republican | 1,462 | 18.57% | |
| James N. Pettis | Republican | 1,029 | 13.07% | |
| Mike Reece | Republican | 461 | 5.86% | |
| Brooks Keisler | Republican | 420 | 5.34% | |
| Vivian L. Childs | Republican | 388 | 4.93% | |
| Election Date: 2015-12-01, Valid Votes: 7,871, Margin: 33.66% | ||||
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 20 (General) - Results by County | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | LARRY WALKER Republican |
JON MARTIN Republican |
JAMES N. PETTIS Republican |
MIKE REECE Republican |
BROOKS KEISLER Republican |
VIVIAN L. CHILDS Republican |
Valid Votes | Margin | ||||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Bleckley | 225 | 46.30% | 159 | 32.72% | 70 | 14.40% | 20 | 4.12% | 7 | 1.44% | 5 | 1.03% | 486 | 13.58% |
| Houston | 2,885 | 62.18% | 255 | 5.50% | 493 | 10.63% | 334 | 7.20% | 391 | 8.43% | 282 | 6.08% | 4,640 | 56.68% |
| Laurens | 618 | 28.47% | 992 | 45.69% | 415 | 19.12% | 64 | 2.95% | 16 | 0.74% | 66 | 3.04% | 2,171 | -17.23% |
| Pulaski | 383 | 66.72% | 56 | 9.76% | 51 | 8.89% | 43 | 7.49% | 6 | 1.05% | 35 | 6.10% | 574 | 56.97% |
| Total | 4,111 | 52.23% | 1,462 | 18.57% | 1,029 | 13.07% | 461 | 5.86% | 420 | 5.34% | 388 | 4.93% | 7,871 | 33.66% |
Bleckley
| Results by Voting Types in Bleckley (General) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| LARRY WALKER | Republican | 6 | 50 | 169 | - | 225 |
| JON MARTIN | Republican | 3 | 32 | 124 | - | 159 |
| JAMES N. PETTIS | Republican | 2 | 7 | 61 | - | 70 |
| MIKE REECE | Republican | - | 7 | 13 | - | 20 |
| BROOKS KEISLER | Republican | - | 1 | 6 | - | 7 |
| VIVIAN L. CHILDS | Republican | - | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| Total | 11 | 100 | 375 | - | 486 | |
Houston
| Results by Voting Types in Houston (General) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| LARRY WALKER | Republican | 87 | 1,106 | 1,689 | 3 | 2885 |
| JAMES N. PETTIS | Republican | 11 | 132 | 349 | 1 | 493 |
| BROOKS KEISLER | Republican | 1 | 92 | 296 | 2 | 391 |
| MIKE REECE | Republican | 10 | 125 | 199 | - | 334 |
| VIVIAN L. CHILDS | Republican | 2 | 101 | 179 | - | 282 |
| JON MARTIN | Republican | - | 51 | 203 | 1 | 255 |
| Total | 111 | 1,607 | 2,915 | 7 | 4640 | |
Laurens
| Results by Voting Types in Laurens (General) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| JON MARTIN | Republican | 18 | 226 | 748 | - | 992 |
| LARRY WALKER | Republican | 21 | 107 | 490 | - | 618 |
| JAMES N. PETTIS | Republican | 10 | 107 | 298 | - | 415 |
| VIVIAN L. CHILDS | Republican | - | 7 | 59 | - | 66 |
| MIKE REECE | Republican | - | 5 | 59 | - | 64 |
| BROOKS KEISLER | Republican | - | 3 | 13 | - | 16 |
| Total | 49 | 455 | 1,667 | - | 2171 | |
Pulaski
| Results by Voting Types in Pulaski (General) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| LARRY WALKER | Republican | 18 | 199 | 166 | - | 383 |
| JON MARTIN | Republican | 2 | 21 | 33 | - | 56 |
| JAMES N. PETTIS | Republican | 1 | 26 | 24 | - | 51 |
| MIKE REECE | Republican | - | 16 | 27 | - | 43 |
| VIVIAN L. CHILDS | Republican | - | 15 | 20 | - | 35 |
| BROOKS KEISLER | Republican | - | 1 | 5 | - | 6 |
| Total | 21 | 278 | 275 | - | 574 | |
District 43
Janice Frey Van Ness of Republican received 50.55% of the votes, totaling 3,865 votes, to win the election, defeated Tonya P. Anderson of Democratic by a narrow margin of 1.10%. The total votes casted was 7,646.
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 43 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runoff | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
| Janice Frey Van Ness | Republican | 3,865 | 50.55% | |
| Tonya P. Anderson | Democratic | 3,781 | 49.45% | |
| Election Date: 2015-12-01, Valid Votes: 7,646, Margin: 1.10% | ||||
| General | ||||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
| Janice Frey Van Ness | Republican | 2,995 | 37.09% | |
| Tonya P. Anderson | Democratic | 2,110 | 26.13% | |
| Stan Williams | Democratic | 1,170 | 14.49% | |
| Sharon Griffin Sawyer | Democratic | 763 | 9.45% | |
| Marcus Jordan | Democratic | 446 | 5.52% | |
| Diane Adoma | Republican | 278 | 3.44% | |
| William Bill" Kennedy | Republican | 254 | 3.15% | |
| Rodney Upton | Democratic | 59 | 0.73% | |
| Election Date: 2015-11-03, Valid Votes: 8,075, Margin: 10.96% | ||||
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 43 (Runoff) - Results by County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | JANICE FREY VAN NESS Republican |
TONYA P. ANDERSON Democratic |
Valid Votes | Margin | ||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| DeKalb | 92 | 8.24% | 1,024 | 91.76% | 1,116 | -83.51% |
| Newton | 1,024 | 49.33% | 1,052 | 50.67% | 2,076 | -1.35% |
| Rockdale | 2,749 | 61.72% | 1,705 | 38.28% | 4,454 | 23.44% |
| Total | 3,865 | 50.55% | 3,781 | 49.45% | 7,646 | 1.10% |
| 2015 Georgia State Senate Special Election in District 43 (General) - Results by County | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | JANICE FREY VAN NESS Republican |
TONYA P. ANDERSON Democratic |
STAN WILLIAMS Democratic |
SHARON GRIFFIN SAWYER Democratic |
MARCUS JORDAN Democratic |
DIANE ADOMA Republican |
WILLIAM "BILL" KENNEDY Republican |
RODNEY UPTON Democratic |
Valid Votes | Margin | ||||||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| DeKalb | 68 | 4.55% | 876 | 58.67% | 305 | 20.43% | 116 | 7.77% | 53 | 3.55% | 35 | 2.34% | 24 | 1.61% | 16 | 1.07% | 1,493 | -54.12% |
| Newton | 747 | 28.99% | 468 | 18.16% | 268 | 10.40% | 472 | 18.32% | 313 | 12.15% | 147 | 5.70% | 144 | 5.59% | 18 | 0.70% | 2,577 | 10.83% |
| Rockdale | 2,180 | 54.43% | 766 | 19.13% | 597 | 14.91% | 175 | 4.37% | 80 | 2.00% | 96 | 2.40% | 86 | 2.15% | 25 | 0.62% | 4,005 | 35.31% |
| Total | 2,995 | 37.09% | 2,110 | 26.13% | 1,170 | 14.49% | 763 | 9.45% | 446 | 5.52% | 278 | 3.44% | 254 | 3.15% | 59 | 0.73% | 8,075 | 10.96% |
DeKalb
| Results by Voting Types in DeKalb (Runoff) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| TONYA P. ANDERSON | Democratic | 25 | 88 | 910 | 1 | 1024 |
| JANICE FREY VAN NESS | Republican | 6 | 7 | 79 | - | 92 |
| Total | 31 | 95 | 989 | 1 | 1116 | |
| Results by Voting Types in DeKalb (General) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| TONYA P. ANDERSON | Democratic | 12 | 51 | 812 | 1 | 876 |
| STAN WILLIAMS | Democratic | 1 | 22 | 282 | - | 305 |
| SHARON GRIFFIN SAWYER | Democratic | - | 5 | 111 | - | 116 |
| JANICE FREY VAN NESS | Republican | 3 | 2 | 63 | - | 68 |
| MARCUS JORDAN | Democratic | - | 3 | 49 | 1 | 53 |
| DIANE ADOMA | Republican | - | 6 | 29 | - | 35 |
| WILLIAM "BILL" KENNEDY | Republican | - | 1 | 23 | - | 24 |
| RODNEY UPTON | Democratic | - | 4 | 12 | - | 16 |
| Total | 16 | 94 | 1,381 | 2 | 1493 | |
Newton
| Results by Voting Types in Newton (Runoff) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| TONYA P. ANDERSON | Democratic | 11 | 294 | 747 | - | 1052 |
| JANICE FREY VAN NESS | Republican | 7 | 193 | 824 | - | 1024 |
| Total | 18 | 487 | 1,571 | - | 2076 | |
| Results by Voting Types in Newton (General) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| JANICE FREY VAN NESS | Republican | 6 | 151 | 590 | - | 747 |
| SHARON GRIFFIN SAWYER | Democratic | 19 | 203 | 250 | - | 472 |
| TONYA P. ANDERSON | Democratic | 4 | 145 | 319 | - | 468 |
| MARCUS JORDAN | Democratic | 14 | 152 | 147 | - | 313 |
| STAN WILLIAMS | Democratic | 6 | 85 | 177 | - | 268 |
| DIANE ADOMA | Republican | - | 25 | 122 | - | 147 |
| WILLIAM "BILL" KENNEDY | Republican | 1 | 35 | 108 | - | 144 |
| RODNEY UPTON | Democratic | - | 5 | 13 | - | 18 |
| Total | 50 | 801 | 1,726 | - | 2577 | |
Rockdale
| Results by Voting Types in Rockdale (Runoff) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| JANICE FREY VAN NESS | Republican | 101 | 1,303 | 1,344 | 1 | 2749 |
| TONYA P. ANDERSON | Democratic | 18 | 622 | 1,062 | 3 | 1705 |
| Total | 119 | 1,925 | 2,406 | 4 | 4454 | |
| Results by Voting Types in Rockdale (General) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Absentee | Advance | Election Day | Provisional | All Votes |
| JANICE FREY VAN NESS | Republican | 20 | 937 | 1,222 | 1 | 2180 |
| TONYA P. ANDERSON | Democratic | 7 | 241 | 518 | - | 766 |
| STAN WILLIAMS | Democratic | 3 | 292 | 302 | - | 597 |
| SHARON GRIFFIN SAWYER | Democratic | 2 | 58 | 115 | - | 175 |
| DIANE ADOMA | Republican | - | 34 | 62 | - | 96 |
| WILLIAM "BILL" KENNEDY | Republican | - | 25 | 61 | - | 86 |
| MARCUS JORDAN | Democratic | 1 | 36 | 43 | - | 80 |
| RODNEY UPTON | Democratic | - | 8 | 17 | - | 25 |
| Total | 33 | 1,631 | 2,340 | 1 | 4005 | |
See Also
- 2024 Georgia State Senate Special Election
- 2023 Georgia State Senate Special Election
- 2022 Georgia State Senate Election
- 2020 Georgia State Senate Election
- 2020 Georgia State Senate Special Election
- 2018 Georgia State Senate Election
- 2018 Georgia State Senate Special Election
- 2017 Georgia State Senate Special Election
- 2016 Georgia State Senate Election
- 2016 Georgia State Senate Special Election
- 2014 Georgia State Senate Election
- 2013 Georgia State Senate Special Election