Bill Cowsert

Bill Cowsert

Republican Party

Candidate, Attorney General of Georgia

Georgia State Senate District 46

Tenure

2007 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

18

Compensation

Base salary

$24,341.64/year

Per diem

$247/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Presbyterian College

Law

University of Georgia School of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Official website

Campaign Instagram

Personal website

Personal LinkedIn

Bill Cowsert (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 46. He assumed office in 2007. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Cowsert (Republican Party) is running for election for Attorney General of Georgia. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Cowsert was born on May 31, 1963. He earned his J.D. from the University of Georgia. His professional experience includes working as a Partner for Cowsert and Avery.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Cowsert was assigned to the following committees:

• Finance Committee
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Insurance and Labor Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair
• Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting
• Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Chair
• Senate Rules Committee

2023-2024

Cowsert was assigned to the following committees:

• Finance Committee, Ex-Officio
• Insurance Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice Chair
• Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Chair
• Senate Rules Committee, Secretary

2021-2022

Cowsert was assigned to the following committees:

• Assignments Committee
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice chair
• Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Vice chair
• Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Chair
• Senate Rules Committee, Vice chair

2019-2020

Cowsert was assigned to the following committees:

• Assignments Committee
• Finance Committee, Ex-Officio
• Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice Chairman
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee
• Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Chairman
• Senate Rules Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cowsert served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cowsert served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2013
• Higher Education, Chair
• Appropriations
• Judiciary
• Natural Resources and the Environment

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cowsert served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cowsert served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Georgia Attorney General election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Attorney General of Georgia

Tanya Miller, Robert Trammell, Bill Cowsert, and Brian Strickland are running in the general election for Attorney General of Georgia on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tanya Miller (D)
		Robert Trammell (D)
		Bill Cowsert (R)
		Brian Strickland (R)

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2024

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 46

Incumbent Bill Cowsert defeated Gareth Fenley in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 46 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cowsert (R)	63.7	64,614
		Gareth Fenley (D)	36.3	36,870

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,484
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 46

Gareth Fenley advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 46 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gareth Fenley	100.0	6,144

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 46

Incumbent Bill Cowsert advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 46 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cowsert	100.0	14,470

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Endorsements

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Pledges

Cowsert signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 46

Incumbent Bill Cowsert defeated Andrew Ferguson in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 46 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cowsert (R)	64.0	48,555
		Andrew Ferguson (D)	36.0	27,286

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,841
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 46

Andrew Ferguson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 46 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Ferguson	100.0	8,222

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 46

Incumbent Bill Cowsert advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 46 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cowsert	100.0	25,895

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2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 46

Incumbent Bill Cowsert defeated Zachary Perry in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 46 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cowsert (R)	61.0	59,278
	Submit photo	Zachary Perry (D)	39.0	37,924

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,202
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 46

Zachary Perry advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 46 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Zachary Perry	100.0	16,364

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 46

Incumbent Bill Cowsert advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 46 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cowsert	100.0	24,456

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2018

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 46

Incumbent Bill Cowsert defeated Marisue Hilliard in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 46 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cowsert (R)	60.4	47,608
		Marisue Hilliard (D)	39.6	31,242
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	11

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 78,861
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 46

Marisue Hilliard advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 46 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marisue Hilliard	100.0	8,380

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 46

Incumbent Bill Cowsert advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 46 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cowsert	100.0	12,935

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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 Bill Cowsert ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 46 general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 46 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Cowsert Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	62,565
Total Votes				62,565
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Bill Cowsert defeated Patricia Daugherty in the Georgia State Senate District 46 Republican primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 46 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Cowsert Incumbent	76.24%	11,776
	Republican	Patricia Daugherty	23.76%	3,670
Total Votes				15,446

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. Incumbent W.S. "Bill" Cowsert was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

Cowsert ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 46. Cowsert ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. No Democratic candidate filed to run for this seat. The general election took place on November 6, 2012. Cowsert ran unopposed in the general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 46, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Cowsert Incumbent	100%	53,998
Total Votes				53,998

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

Cowsert won re-election to the 46th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the July 20 primary and had no challengers in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Georgia State Senate District 46 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Cowsert Incumbent	100%	36,815
Total Votes				36,815

2008

On November 4, 2008, Cowsert won re-election to the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 46th Senate district. Cowsert received 41,452 votes in the election, defeating Sherry Jackson (D), who received 30,284 votes. Cowsert raised $171,027 for his campaign in 2008; Jackson raised $36,509.

Georgia State Senate District 46 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Cowsert Incumbent	57.8%	41,452
	Democratic	Sherry Jackson	42.2%	30,284
Total Votes				71,736

2006

On November 7, 2006, Cowsert won election to District 46 of the Georgia State Senate against Jane V. Kidd (D).

Georgia State Senate District 46 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Cowsert	55.7%	21,989
	Democratic	Jane V. Kidd	44.3%	17,497
Total Votes				39,486

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Bill Cowsert campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Georgia State Senate District 46	Won general	$204,300	$157,452
2022	Georgia State Senate District 46	Won general	$153,385	$0
2020	Georgia State Senate District 46	Won general	$150,000	N/A**
2018	Georgia State Senate District 46	Won general	$273,425	N/A**
2016	Georgia State Senate, District 46	Won	$357,975	N/A**
2014	Georgia State Senate, District 46	Won	$28,050	N/A**
2012	Georgia State Senate, District 46	Won	$136,885	N/A**
2010	Georgia State Senate, District 46	Won	$72,950	N/A**
2008	Georgia State Senate, District 46	Won	$171,027	N/A**
2006	Georgia State Senate, District 46	Won	$214,459	N/A**
2004	Georgia State House, District 115	Lost	$91,693	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

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2018

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In 2018, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 8 through March 29. Faith and Freedom Coalition of Georgia: House and Senate Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. Georgia Center for Opportunity Legislators are scored on their votes on children's education. Georgia Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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2012

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Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 19, 2020

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Cowsert, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.

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2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Bill Cowsert
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:	District-level delegate
Congressional district:	10
State:	Georgia
Bound to:	Unknown
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state

Cowsert was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Georgia. In the Georgia Republican primary election on March 1, 2016, Donald Trump won 42 delegates, Marco Rubio won 16, and Ted Cruz won 18. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Cowsert was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention. If you have information on how Georgia’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Georgia, 2016 and Republican delegates from Georgia, 2016

Delegates from Georgia to the Republican National Convention were elected at district conventions and the state convention in June 2016. Delegates from Georgia were "bound" to the candidate to whom they were allocated through the first round of voting at the national convention unless their candidate withdrew from the race after the state primary election—in which case Georgia state law required those delegates to be "unpledged" at the national convention.

Georgia primary results

See also: Presidential election in Georgia, 2016

Georgia Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Donald Trump	38.8%	502,994	42
Marco Rubio	24.4%	316,836	16
Ted Cruz	23.6%	305,847	18
John Kasich	5.6%	72,508	0
Ben Carson	6.2%	80,723	0
Jeb Bush	0.6%	7,686	0
Chris Christie	0.1%	1,486	0
Carly Fiorina	0.1%	1,146	0
Lindsey Graham	0%	428	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	2,625	0
George Pataki	0%	236	0
Rand Paul	0.2%	2,910	0
Rick Santorum	0%	539	0
Totals		1,295,964	76
Source: Georgia Secretary of State and CNN

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Georgia had 76 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 42 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 14 congressional districts). District-level delegates were allocated proportionally; the highest vote-getter in a congressional district received two of that district's delegates, and the second highest vote-getter received the remaining delegate. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in a given district, he or she won all three of that district's delegates.

Of the remaining 34 delegates, 31 served at large. At-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide vote in order to be eligible to win any of Georgia's at-large delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the statewide vote, he or she received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Personal

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Cowsert and his wife, Amy, have three children.

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Current members of the Georgia State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Jason Anavitarte

Minority Leader:Harold Jones

Senators

District 1

Ben Watson (R)

District 2

Derek Mallow (D)

District 3

Mike Hodges (R)

District 4

Billy Hickman (R)

District 5

Sheikh Rahman (D)

District 6

Matt Brass (R)

District 7

Nabilah Islam Parkes (D)

District 8

Russ Goodman (R)

District 9

Nikki Merritt (D)

District 10

Emanuel Jones (D)

District 11

Sam Watson (R)

District 12

Freddie Sims (D)

District 13

Carden Summers (R)

District 14

Josh McLaurin (D)

District 15

Ed Harbison (D)

District 16

Marty Harbin (R)

District 17

Gail Davenport (D)

District 18

John Kennedy (R)

District 19

Blake Tillery (R)

District 20

Larry Walker (R)

District 21

Jason Dickerson (R)

District 22

Harold Jones (D)

District 23

Max Burns (R)

District 24

Lee Anderson (R)

District 25

Ricky Williams (R)

District 26

David Lucas (D)

District 27

Greg Dolezal (R)

District 28

Donzella James (D)

District 29

Randy Robertson (R)

District 30

Tim Bearden (R)

District 31

Jason Anavitarte (R)

District 32

Kay Kirkpatrick (R)

District 33

Michael Rhett (D)

District 34

Kenya Wicks (D)

District 35

Vacant

District 36

Nan Orrock (D)

District 37

Ed Setzler (R)

District 38

Rashaun Kemp (D)

District 39

Sonya Halpern (D)

District 40

Sally Harrell (D)

District 41

Kim Jackson (D)

District 42

Brian Strickland (R)

District 43

Tonya Anderson (D)

District 44

Elena Parent (D)

District 45

Clint Dixon (R)

District 46

Bill Cowsert (R)

District 47

Frank Ginn (R)

District 48

Shawn Still (R)

District 49

Drew Echols (R)

District 50

Bo Hatchett (R)

District 51

Steve Gooch (R)

District 52

Chuck Hufstetler (R)

District 53

Colton Moore (R)

District 54

Chuck Payne (R)

District 55

Randal Mangham (D)

District 56

John Albers (R)

Republican Party (33)

Democratic Party (22)

Vacancies (1)