2016 Georgia State House Special Election

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The 2016 Georgia State House Special Election took place in 2 electoral districts to elect 2 seats. Nonpartisan secured 1 seats, receiving 53.13% of the popular vote. A total number of 2,415 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 4 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 4 candidates competed for seats. Nonpartisan won 1 seats, making up 50.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 53.13% of the popular vote. Democratic won 1 seats (50.00%)

2016 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party Votes % Votes Candidates Elected % Seats Seats:
Votes:
Nonpartisan 1,283 53.13% 2 1 50.00%
Democratic 1,132 46.87% 2 1 50.00%
Total 2,415 100% 4 2 100%
2016 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District Nonpartisan Democratic Others Valid Votes
Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 58 - - 1,132 100.00% - - 1,132
District 162 1,283 100.00% - - - - 1,283
Total 1,283 53.13% 1,132 46.87% 0 - 2,415

Elected Candidates

2016 Georgia State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District Elected Candidate Second Candidate Margin
Name Party Votes % Name Party Votes %
District 58 Park Cannon Democratic 668 59.01% Ralph Long IIi Democratic 464 40.99% 18.02%
District 162 Carl Gilliard Nonpartisan 943 73.50% Alicia Blakely Nonpartisan 340 26.50% 47.00%

Results by Candidates

There are 4 candidates competed for 4 seats, with 4 candidates (100.00%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2016 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District Candidate Affiliation Valid Votes %
District 58 Park Cannon Democratic 668 59.01%
Ralph Long IIi Democratic 464 40.99%
District 162 Carl Gilliard Nonpartisan 943 73.50%
Alicia Blakely Nonpartisan 340 26.50%

Results by Districts

District 58

Park Cannon of Democratic received 59.01% of the votes, totaling 668 votes, to win the election, defeated Ralph Long IIi of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 18.02%. The total votes casted was 1,132.

2016 Georgia State House Special Election in District 58
Runoff
Candidate Party Votes %
Park Cannon Democratic 668 59.01%
Ralph Long IIi Democratic 464 40.99%
Election Date: 2016-02-16, Valid Votes: 1,132, Margin: 18.02%
General
Candidate Party Votes %
Park Cannon Democratic 396 47.43%
Ralph Long IIi Democratic 281 33.65%
Kwame Thompson Democratic 158 18.92%
Election Date: 2016-01-19, Valid Votes: 835, Margin: 13.78%
2016 Georgia State House Special Election in District 58 (Runoff) - Results by County
County PARK CANNON
Democratic		 RALPH LONG III
Democratic		 Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes %
Fulton 668 59.01% 464 40.99% 1,132 18.02%
Total 668 59.01% 464 40.99% 1,132 18.02%
2016 Georgia State House Special Election in District 58 (General) - Results by County
County PARK CANNON
Democratic		 RALPH LONG III
Democratic		 KWAME THOMPSON
Democratic		 Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Fulton 396 47.43% 281 33.65% 158 18.92% 835 13.77%
Total 396 47.43% 281 33.65% 158 18.92% 835 13.78%

Fulton

Results by Voting Types in Fulton (Runoff)
Candidate Party Absentee Advance Election Day Provisional All Votes
PARK CANNON Democratic 2 45 621 - 668
RALPH LONG III Democratic 3 17 444 - 464
Total 5 62 1,065 - 1132
Results by Voting Types in Fulton (General)
Candidate Party Absentee Advance Election Day Provisional All Votes
PARK CANNON Democratic - 16 379 1 396
RALPH LONG III Democratic 3 6 272 - 281
KWAME THOMPSON Democratic 3 4 151 - 158
Total 6 26 802 1 835

District 162

Carl Gilliard of Nonpartisan received 73.50% of the votes, totaling 943 votes, to win the election, defeated Alicia Blakely of Nonpartisan by a comfortable margin of 47.00%. The total votes casted was 1,283.

2016 Georgia State House Special Election in District 162
Runoff
Candidate Party Votes %
Carl Gilliard Nonpartisan 943 73.50%
Alicia Blakely Nonpartisan 340 26.50%
Election Date: 2016-04-26, Valid Votes: 1,283, Margin: 47.00%
General
Candidate Party Votes %
Carl Gilliard Nonpartisan 1,270 46.38%
Alicia Blakely Nonpartisan 790 28.85%
Josey M. Sheppard Nonpartisan 678 24.76%
Election Date: 2016-03-29, Valid Votes: 2,738, Margin: 17.53%
2016 Georgia State House Special Election in District 162 (Runoff) - Results by County
County CARL GILLIARD
Nonpartisan		 ALICIA BLAKELY
Nonpartisan		 Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes %
Chatham 943 73.50% 340 26.50% 1,283 47.00%
Total 943 73.50% 340 26.50% 1,283 47.00%
2016 Georgia State House Special Election in District 162 (General) - Results by County
County CARL GILLIARD
Nonpartisan		 ALICIA BLAKELY
Nonpartisan		 JOSEY M. SHEPPARD
Nonpartisan		 Valid Votes Margin
Votes % Votes % Votes %
Chatham 1,270 46.38% 790 28.85% 678 24.76% 2,738 17.53%
Total 1,270 46.38% 790 28.85% 678 24.76% 2,738 17.53%

Chatham

Results by Voting Types in Chatham (Runoff)
Candidate Party Absentee Advance Election Day Provisional All Votes
CARL GILLIARD Nonpartisan 22 81 840 - 943
ALICIA BLAKELY Nonpartisan 6 45 289 - 340
Total 28 126 1,129 - 1283
Results by Voting Types in Chatham (General)
Candidate Party Absentee Advance Election Day Provisional All Votes
CARL GILLIARD Nonpartisan 23 158 1,087 2 1270
ALICIA BLAKELY Nonpartisan 14 116 660 - 790
JOSEY M. SHEPPARD Nonpartisan 3 77 598 - 678
Total 40 351 2,345 2 2738

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