Ann Gazell
Ann Gazell (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 23. She lost in the special general election on December 9, 2025.
Gazell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ann Gazell was born in Marietta, Georgia. She graduated from Sprayberry High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Kennesaw State University in 1986, a graduate degree from West Georgia University in 1995, and graduated from Piedmont University in 2011. Her career experience includes working as a professor, teacher, and administrator. She has been affiliated with the Friends of Holly Springs Police Foundation.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2025
General Runoff
Special general runoff election for Georgia House of Representatives District 23
Bill Fincher (R) defeated Scott Sanders (D) in the special general runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 23 on January 6, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Fincher (R) | 71.4 | 4,345 |
 | Scott Sanders (D)  | 28.6 | 1,742 | |
| Total votes: 6,087 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 23
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 23 on December 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Fincher (R) | 27.4 | 1,373 |
| ✔ | | Scott Sanders (D) | 26.7 | 1,340 |
| Brice Futch (R) | 22.3 | 1,115 | ||
 | Ann Gazell (R) | 12.1 | 608 | |
| Rajpal Sagoo (R) | 11.2 | 559 | ||
| William Ware (R) | 0.3 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 5,011 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gazell in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ann Gazell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gazell's responses.
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I was born and raised in Cobb County, where I learned the value of hard work, honesty, and faith from my parents, Clint and Nell Adcox. My father served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War Two, and my mother devoted more than forty years to teaching. Their examples shaped my lifelong dedication to serving others.
I began my career in public education in 1986, later moving to Cherokee County in 1999 at the request of the superintendent. Over the next two decades, I served as assistant principal at Carmel Elementary, principal at Free Home and Arnold Mill Elementary, and I proudly opened Indian Knoll Elementary as its first principal. After thirty one years in education, I retired in 2018 but continued my calling as a Professor of Education and Chair of the Leadership Department at Piedmont University.
Beyond the classroom, I lead the Friends of Holly Springs Police Foundation, supporting local officers and first responders. I am a strong advocate for veterans, families, and educators, always focused on strengthening my community through service and integrity.- We need to fully eliminate the Georgia State Income Tax and join the states that have already done so, we must remain competitive in the Union with our tax code and pursue helping create an affordable enviorment for Georgians to succeed in.
- Elections are a part of the very foundation of our Republic, without faith in that system, it will crumble. We saw over the last 2 elections abnormalities and oddities that should not occur in our election processes. Thus I'm committed to restoring accountability and respect to our elections.
- Stopping illegal immigration is vital to protecting the wallet and saftey of Georgians. We have a friendly administration in now, and so, we must be as proactive as possible in cooperating as best we can with federal law enforcement to root out the illegal immigrants in Georgia.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 26, 2025
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