Primary preview: Georgia state executive elections, 2014
May 19, 2014
Atlanta, Georgia: Ten state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of Georgia: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state schools superintendent, insurance commissioner, commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of labor and two seats on the public service commission. Going into the 2014 electoral cycle, all ten positions are held by Republicans.
On May 20, voters will nominate candidates from six contested primary fields - three Republican and three Democratic - to send to the November 4 general election.[1]
These contests include Republican primaries for governor, state schools superintendent and public service commissioner, representing district 4, and Democratic primaries for secretary of state, state schools superintendent and insurance commissioner.
Incumbents are seeking re-election in nine of the ten seats. The exception, current Georgia State Superintendent of Schools John Barge (R), is retiring from the office after one term in order to run for governor against GOP incumbent Nathan Deal.[2]
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Georgia utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Below, Ballotpedia has put together a preview of those upcoming elections.
In Georgia, polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Any voter who is waiting in line to vote at 7:00 p.m. will be allowed to vote.[5]
Georgia Governor
- See also: Georgia Gubernatorial election, 2014
Democratic state Sen. Jason Carter is running unopposed for his party's primary nomination.[6] Also set to advance to the general election ballot, the Libertarian Party nominated businessman and geologist Andrew Hunt for the office.[7]
Republican Primary
Nathan Deal - Incumbent[8]
Polls
| Georgia Governor - 2014 Republican primary | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Nathan Deal | David Pennington | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (August 2-5, 2013) | 71% | 11% | 19% | +/-6.1 | 260 | ||||||||||||||
| Better Georgia Poll (dead link) (May 7-9, 2013) | 53% | 18% | 29% | +/-2.5 | 1,483 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 62% | 14.5% | 24% | +/-4.3 | 871.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Secretary of State
Republican incumbent Brian Kemp is running unopposed in the Republican primary.[12]
Democratic Primary
Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Republican incumbent Georgia State Superintendent of Schools John Barge opted not to seek re-election in 2014 in order to run for governor.
Republican Primary
Democratic Primary
Alisha Thomas Morgan[24]
Georgia Insurance Commissioner
Democratic Primary
Georgia Labor Commissioner
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner
Georgia Public Service Commissioner (District 1, 4)
District 1
District 1 incumbent H. Doug Everett (R) is running unopposed.
In the District 4 race, business manager Daniel Blackman is unopposed for the Democratic primary nomination.[33]
Republican Primary - District 4
A Republican primary will be held for one seat on the Public Service Commission:
See also
- Georgia elections, 2014
- Georgia Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Georgia Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Georgia attorney general election, 2014
- Georgia secretary of state election, 2014
- Georgia down ballot state executive elections, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Justia, "2023 Georgia Code § 21-2-224 - Registration deadlines; restrictions on voting in primaries; official list of electors; voting procedure when portion of county changed from one county to another," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ Official Code of Georgia, "Title 21, Chapter 2, Section 403," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Jason Carter for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 8, 2013
- ↑ Andrew Hunt for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ Nathan Deal for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Your Daily Jolt: John Barge kicks off gubernatorial run today," September 3, 2013
- ↑ John Barge for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ David Pennington for Governor 2014 Official Campaign Website, "Homepage," accessed August 6, 2013
- ↑ Brian Kemp for Secretary of State 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Doreen Carter for Secretary of State 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information: Secretary of State," March 6, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information: State Schools Superintendent," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Ashley Bell for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Mary Kay Bacallao for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Mike Buck for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Nancy Jester for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Sheryl Dawes for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Fitz Johnson for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Kira Willis 2014 Official campaign, "Homepage," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Richard Woods for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ The Marietta Daily Journal, "Morgan to run for Ga. Superintendent," November 13, 2013
- ↑ Denise Freeman for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website,' "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Rita Robinzine for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Valarie Wilson for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Tarnisha Dent for Superintendent 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Keith Heard for Insurance Commissioner 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Liz Johnson for GA Insurance Commissioner, "Timeline," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ Robbin Shipp for Labor Commissioner 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Chris Irvin for Agriculture Commissioner, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Blackman for PSC 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Craig Lutz for PSC 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ Doug Kidd for PSC 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed April 1, 2014
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