Gail Buckner
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Georgia State Senate District 44
Gail Buckner was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 44 of the Georgia State Senate.[1] Buckner advanced to the Democratic runoff election on August 21, 2012 where Buckner was defeated by incumbent Gail Davenport.[2]
Buckner is a former a Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the District 44 from 2009 to 2011. On August 12, 2009, she filed papers to launch her candidacy for the statewide office of secretary of state.[3] She lost the nomination to Georganna Sinkfield.
After having served in the Georgia House of Representatives for sixteen years, Buckner ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Secretary of State's Office, losing to Republican Karen Handel in the general election. She then joined the Georgia State Senate in 2008, representing the forty-fourth senate district.
Biography
Buckner earned her B.S. in Integrated Studies with a focus on Communications and Marketing from Clayton State University.
Committee assignments
State Senator Buckner served on the following legislative committees:
- Economic Development (Member)
- Education and Youth (Member)
- Government Oversight (Member)
- Interstate Cooperation (Member)
- State Institutions and Property (Member)
- Urban Affairs (Member)
Elections
2012
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012
Buckner ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 44. Buckner ran against Marcus E. Davis and incumbent Gail Davenport in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. Buckner advanced to the Democratic runoff election where she was defeated by incumbent Gail Davenport on August 21, 2012.[2][1]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Gail Davenport Incumbent |
48.5% | 11,979 |
| Gail Buckner | 42.3% | 10,454 |
| Marcus E. Davis | 9.2% | 2,285 |
| Total Votes | 24,718 | |
2010
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - Democratic Primary[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  Gail Buckner
|
35.1%[5] | |
| Democratic Party | Georganna Sinkfield | 22.6% | |
| Democratic Party | Angela Moore | 20.4% | |
| Democratic Party | Michael Mills | 15.5% | |
| Democratic Party | Gary Horlacher | 6.4% | |
| Total Votes | 341,395 | ||
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - Democratic Primary Runoff[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | Georganna Sinkfield
|
61.9% | |
| Democratic Party | Gail Buckner | 38.1% | |
| Total Votes | 100,666 | ||
2008
| 2008 Race for Georgia State Senate, District 44 - Democratic Primary[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Gail Buckner (D)
|
43.9% | |||
| Gail Davenport (D) | 39.4% | |||
| Demont Davis (D) | 14.0% | |||
| Artansa Snell (D) | 2.8% | |||
| Total votes | 14,156 | |||
- 2008 Race for Georgia State Senate, District 44 - General Election[8]
- Gail Buckner ran unopposed
2006
| 2006 Race for Secretary of State - Democratic Primary[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Gail Buckner (D)
|
25.4% | |||
| Hicks (D) | 21.9% | |||
| Angela Moore (D) | 17.5% | |||
| Reddy (D) | 16.5% | |||
| Ray (D) | 7.1% | |||
| Total votes | 423,046 | |||
| 2006 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Karen Handel (R)
|
54.1% | |||
| Gail Buckner (D) | 41.8% | |||
| Madsen (Libertarian) | 4.1% | |||
| Total votes | 2,063,298 | |||
2004
- 2004 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 76 - Democratic Primary[11]
- Gail Buckner ran unopposed
| 2004 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 76 - General Election[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Gail Buckner (D)
|
90.5% | |||
| Ken Parmalee (Libertarian) | 9.5% | |||
| Total votes | 15,680 | |||
2002
| 2002 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 82 - Democratic Primary[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Gail Buckner (D)
|
76.0% | |||
| Norreese Haynes (D) | 24.0% | |||
| Total votes | 3,999 | |||
| 2002 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 82 - General Election[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Gail Buckner (D)
|
82.0% | |||
| Mark Mosley (Libertarian) | 18.0% | |||
| Total votes | 8,455 | |||
2000
| 2000 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 95 - Democratic Primary[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Gail Buckner (D)
|
68.1% | |||
| Jerry Arnold (D) | 31.9% | |||
| Total votes | 2,648 | |||
- 2000 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 95 - General Election[16]
- Gail Buckner ran unopposed
1998
- 1998 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 95 - Democratic Primary[17]
- Gail Buckner ran unopposed
| 1998 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 95 - General Election[18] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Gail Buckner (D)
|
60.9% | |||
| Gayle Beddingfield (R) | 39.1% | |||
| Total votes | 9,382 | |||
1996
| 1996 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 95 - Democratic Primary[19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Gail Buckner (D)
|
77.2% | |||
| Lee Sexton (D) | 22.8% | |||
| Total votes | 2,330 | |||
| 1996 Race for Georgia House of Representatives, District 95 - General Election[20] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Gail Buckner (D)
|
56.9% | |||
| Gayle Beddingfield (R) | 43.1% | |||
| Total votes | 12,568 | |||
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Personal
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Buckner resides in Jonesboro, Georgia with her husband, Charles, and their three children - Todd, Galyn and Lauren. She worked as a full-time volunteer for the school system and served two terms as President of the Clayton County Council of PTAs.
Awards and Recognitions
- Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition (twice),
- Georgia Association of Public Healthcare Professionals
- University of Georgia Consumer Science Professionals
- Association of Technology Educators
- Planned Parenthood
- Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Emergency Services Association
- Maxine Goldstein Award
- Leadership Georgia: One of two members of the House of Representatives from the 1991 Class
- Elected by women legislators throughout the country as President of the National Foundation for Women Legislators
- Citizen of the Year Award (2002) from Clayton County
- Outstanding Alumni Award (2002) from Clayton College and State University
- The Prism Award
- NAACP Community Service Award
- NAACP Legacy Award
- Honorary Lifetime PTA Membership: Adamson Middle School, Babb Junior High School
- Clayton Clean and Beautiful Volunteer of the Year
- Clayton County Juvenile Court Resolution for Lifelong Dedication
- The President’s Award, Georgia Federation of Democratic Women, 2006
- Georgia Women’s Institute Award for Leadership in Public Service
Recent news
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See also
- Georgia State Legislature
- Georgia State Senate
- Georgia Senate Committees
- Georgia state legislative districts
- Georgia Secretary of State
- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2010
External links
- State Surge - Senator Gail Buckner biography
- State House Campaign contributions: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
- State Senate Campaign contributions: 2008
- Project Vote Smart - Gail Buckner biography
- Gailbuckner.com 2010 Campaign website
The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine was used to recall this version of the website from April 19, 2010.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 AP Results, "State Senate Runoff Election Results" accessed August 21, 2012
- ↑ SWGA Politics, "Gary Horlacher Has Some Competition for Democratic Nomination for Secretary of State" 27 Aug. 2009
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results
- ↑ Even though Gail Buckner received the most votes, she failed to receive over fifty percent of those votes required by Georgia state law. A runoff election between the top two vote recipients, therefore, was required to decide who went on to the general election.
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Runoff Election Results
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2008 State Senate Primary Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2008 State Senate General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2006 Secretary of State Democratic Primary Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2006 Secretary of State General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2004 State House Primary Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2004 State House General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2002 State House Primary Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2002 State House General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2000 State House Primary Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2000 State House General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "1998 State House Primary Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "1998 State House General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "1996 State House Primary Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "1996 State House General Election Results," accessed December 31, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Georgia Senate - District 44 2009-2011 |
Succeeded by Gail Davenport |
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