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Alan Cole
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Alan Cole (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 80. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Cole was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 80 of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Biography
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Cole attended the University of Florida where he received his B.S.B.A. in marketing and math. He is retired as the owner and CEO of Atlanta Wrecking and Perimeter Design & Construction and the current owner and CEO of O.B.S., Inc. Cole served in the United States Army from 1971-1981.[1]
Organizations and affiliations
- Member of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Towers Senior Living Facility, Atlanta, GA
- Appointed to the Ashford Dunwoody Corridor Study
- President of Oak Forest Hills Subdivision
- Former precinct chair of the Montgomery district, DeKalb Republican Party
- Past Sergeant of Arms at the state convention, State Republican Party
Elections
2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Matthew Wilson defeated Alan Cole in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Wilson (D) | 58.8 | 17,347 |
 | Alan Cole (R) | 41.2 | 12,173 | |
| Total votes: 29,520 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80
Incumbent Matthew Wilson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Wilson | 100.0 | 7,198 |
| Total votes: 7,198 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80
Alan Cole advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 80 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Cole | 100.0 | 2,946 |
| Total votes: 2,946 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives 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.
Meagan Hanson defeated incumbent Taylor Bennett in the Georgia House of Representatives District 80 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Meagan Hanson |
50.58% | 12,386 | |
| Democratic | Taylor Bennett Incumbent | 49.42% | 12,100 | |
| Total Votes | 24,486 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Taylor Bennett ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 80 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Taylor Bennett Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Alan Cole and Meagan Hanson defeated Catherine Bernard in the Georgia House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Alan Cole |
36.18% | 846 | |
| Republican | Meagan Hanson |
33.58% | 785 | |
| Republican | Catherine Bernard | 30.24% | 707 | |
| Total Votes | 2,338 | |||
Meagan Hanson defeated Alan Cole in the Georgia House of Representatives District 80 Republican Primary Runoff.[6]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Meagan Hanson |
50.95% | 777 | |
| Republican | Alan Cole | 49.05% | 748 | |
| Total Votes | 1,525 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Cole issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:
| “ | I chose to run for office to return the District 80 seat to the Republicans. I believe in the concept of servant leadership. It is my desire to use my experience to protect our neighborhoods, expand our parks and enhance our schools. I would like to (a) work with the State government to help alleviate the transportation gridlock in District 80; (b) eliminate the CEO position in DeKalb County; and (c) freeze property taxes on primary residences. My wife and I have lived in this community for the past 43 years and have enjoyed a wonderful quality of life here. My involvement with community issues has been in re-zoning matters, placement of the Georgia Power substation in this area, transportation problems, formation of the City of Brookhaven and working with new development in the Perimeter CID. | ” |
| —Alan Cole, [1] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on May 2, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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