Marcus Wiedower
2023 - Present
2027
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Marcus Wiedower (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 121. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Wiedower (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 121. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Marcus Wiedower lives in Watkinsville, Georgia.[1] Wiedower earned a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia in 1999.[2] His career experience includes working as a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty, a development coordinator with Hillpointe, LLC, and a general contractor with Bulldawg Builders. Wiedower has been affiliated with the Oconee County Rotary Club.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wiedower was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Higher Education Committee
- Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
- Motor Vehicles Committee
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- Committee on Technology and Infrastructure Innovation
- House Transportation Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2021-2022
Wiedower was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Higher Education Committee
- Intragovernmental Coordination Committee, Vice chair
- Motor Vehicles Committee
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- House Transportation Committee, Secretary
- Ways and Means Committee
2019-2020
Wiedower was assigned to the following committees:
- House Higher Education Committee
- Intragovernmental Coordination Committee
- House Transportation Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent Marcus Wiedower defeated Eric Gisler in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 121 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcus Wiedower (R) | 61.1 | 19,764 | |
| Eric Gisler (D) | 38.9 | 12,567 | ||
| Total votes: 32,331 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Courtney Frisch (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 121
Courtney Frisch advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 121 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Courtney Frisch | 100.0 | 2,724 | |
| Total votes: 2,724 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent Marcus Wiedower defeated John Michael Grigsby in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 121 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcus Wiedower | 83.1 | 4,516 | |
| John Michael Grigsby | 16.9 | 917 | ||
| Total votes: 5,433 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent Marcus Wiedower defeated Jeff Auerbach in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 121 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcus Wiedower (R) | 60.4 | 15,898 | |
| Jeff Auerbach (D) | 39.6 | 10,419 | ||
| Total votes: 26,317 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 121
Jeff Auerbach advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 121 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Auerbach | 100.0 | 3,082 | |
| Total votes: 3,082 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 121
Incumbent Marcus Wiedower advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 121 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcus Wiedower | 100.0 | 8,970 | |
| Total votes: 8,970 | ||||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 119
Incumbent Marcus Wiedower defeated Jonathan Wallace in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcus Wiedower (R) | 54.9 | 16,828 | |
| Jonathan Wallace (D) | 45.1 | 13,852 | ||
| Total votes: 30,680 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119
Jonathan Wallace advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Wallace | 100.0 | 6,321 | |
| Total votes: 6,321 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119
Incumbent Marcus Wiedower advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcus Wiedower | 100.0 | 7,570 | |
| Total votes: 7,570 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 119
Marcus Wiedower defeated incumbent Jonathan Wallace in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcus Wiedower (R) | 52.8 | 13,336 | |
| Jonathan Wallace (D) | 47.2 | 11,929 | ||
| Total votes: 25,265 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119
Incumbent Jonathan Wallace advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Wallace | 100.0 | 3,655 | |
| Total votes: 3,655 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119
Marcus Wiedower defeated Steven Strickland in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marcus Wiedower | 61.6 | 2,985 | |
| Steven Strickland | 38.4 | 1,863 | ||
| Total votes: 4,848 | ||||
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2017
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 119 was called for November 7, 2017. The candidate filing deadline was September 15.[3] The candidates who successfully qualified were Democrat Jonathan Wallace and Republicans Lawton Lord, Marcus A. Wiedower, and Steven Strickland. Wallace won the special election on November 7, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic control.
The seat became vacant following Chuck Williams' (R) appointment as director of the Georgia Forestry Commission in August 2017.
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 119, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jonathan Wallace |
56.7% | 4,486 | |
| Republican | Lawton Lord | 19.9% | 1,573 | |
| Republican | Marcus A. Wiedower | 17.3% | 1,368 | |
| Republican | Steven Strickland | 6.1% | 484 | |
| Total Votes | 7,911 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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2024
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In 2024, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 28.
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2023
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In 2023, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 26. The session was suspended from March 13 through June 11.
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2019
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In 2019, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 14 through April 2.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 121 |
Officeholder Georgia House of Representatives District 121 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia General Assembly, "Representative Marcus Wiedower," accessed April 7, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 25, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 121 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 119 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Holt Persinger (R) |
