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Akhtar Sadiq
Akhtar Sadiq was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 56 of the Georgia State Senate.
He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012 and 2014.
Campaign themes
2016
Sadiq's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ | As your State Senator, I pledge to:
Focus on creating a strong and prosperous Georgia by building communities that work. Make North Fulton one of the most attractive and economically vibrant regions in Georgia.
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” |
| —Akhtar Sadiq[2] | ||
2014
Sadiq's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]
| “ | As your State Senator, I pledge to:
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” |
Elections
2016
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Incumbent John Albers defeated Patrick Thompson in the Georgia State Senate District 56 general election.[4][5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Albers Incumbent |
59.88% | 49,202 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Thompson | 40.12% | 32,969 | |
| Total Votes | 82,171 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Patrick Thompson defeated Akhtar Sadiq in the Georgia State Senate District 56 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Patrick Thompson |
53.04% | 1,507 | |
| Democratic | Akhtar Sadiq | 46.96% | 1,334 | |
| Total Votes | 2,841 | |||
Incumbent John Albers ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 56 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Albers Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Akhtar Sadiq was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent John E. Albers was unopposed in the Republican primary. Sadig was defeated by Albers in the general election.[8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Albers |
69.7% | 34,734 | |
| Democratic | Akhtar Sadiq | 30.3% | 15,087 | |
| Total Votes | 49,821 | |||
2012
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012
Sadiq ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 56. Sadiq ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012, and was defeated by incumbent John Albers (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]
Recent news
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See also
- Georgia State Senate
- Georgia State Senate elections, 2016
- Georgia State Legislature
- Georgia State Senate District 56
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Akhtar Sadiq for Senator, "Issues," accessed May 2, 2016
- ↑ akhtarsadiqforsenator.com, "Issues," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
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