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Catherine S. Bernard
Catherine Bernard (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 83. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Bernard's professional experience includes working as a public defender in Dublin, Georgia.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Karen Lupton defeated Catherine Bernard in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 83 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Lupton (D) | 63.1 | 14,170 |
 | Catherine Bernard (R) | 36.9 | 8,281 | |
| Total votes: 22,451 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Karen Lupton advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 83 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Lupton | 100.0 | 2,241 |
| Total votes: 2,241 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 83
Catherine Bernard advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 83 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Bernard | 100.0 | 576 |
| Total votes: 576 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bernard in this election.
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 83
Karen Lupton defeated Catherine Bernard in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 83 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Lupton (D) | 60.9 | 10,972 |
| Catherine Bernard (R) | 39.1 | 7,033 | |
| Total votes: 18,005 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 83
Karen Lupton advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 83 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Lupton | 100.0 | 2,860 |
| Total votes: 2,860 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 83
Catherine Bernard advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 83 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Bernard | 100.0 | 2,427 |
| Total votes: 2,427 | |||
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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 | |||
2015
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 80 was called for July 14.[7] A runoff election took place on August 11. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3.[8]
The seat was vacant following Mike Jacobs' (R) appointment to a judgeship in DeKalb County.[9]
Taylor J. Bennett (D), Loren Collins (R), J. Max Davis (R) and Catherine S. Bernard (R) faced off in a special election.[10] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Bennett and Davis, met in a runoff election, which Bennett won.[11][12]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80, Special Election Runoff, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Taylor J. Bennett |
54.5% | 2,715 | |
| Republican | J. Max Davis | 45.5% | 2,263 | |
| Total Votes | 4,978 | |||
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Taylor J. Bennett (advanced to runoff) |
36.8% | 1,473 | |
| Republican | J. Max Davis (advanced to runoff) |
31.5% | 1,259 | |
| Republican | Catherine S. Bernard | 30.1% | 1,203 | |
| Republican | Loren Collins | 1.6% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 3,998 | |||
2014
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections 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 Michael J. "Mike" Jacobs defeated Catherine S. Bernard in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[13][14][15]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael J. Jacobs Incumbent |
74.5% | 2,398 |
| Catherine S. Bernard | 25.5% | 820 |
| Total Votes | 3,218 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Catherine Bernard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Catherine Bernard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Bernard's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[16]
Fiscal conservatism
- Excerpt: "Don't spend more than we have, stop treating the budget as sacrosanct no matter how blatantly wasteful, stop depending on an ever-increasing amount of federal money to comply with the balanced budget provision of the Georgia Constitution."
Free markets
- Excerpt: "Stop bribing businesses to come to locations that are already highly desirable. Government doesn't need to be in the business of picking winners and losers — we expand choice and maximize opportunity when we allow people the economic freedom to choose their own direction."
Justice
- Excerpt: "We need to rein in big government and hold government employees accountable for their behavior. The goal is a constitutional society that protects life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — when government policies impede that goal, we should stop spending so much money on them."
Personal responsibility and human dignity
- Excerpt: "Programs intended as safety nets have become permanent traps for generations. HD80 is a prosperous area, but there is more and more dependency on these entitlement programs throughout the state."
Health care
- Excerpt: "We need to return decision-making to doctors and patients rather than politicians and insurance companies. Expanding access to care through free market reforms."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Catherine Bernard campaign website, "About," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ PeachPundit.com, "Dates of Special Elections To Fill Vacancies," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Call for Special Elections in State House of Representatives Districts 48, 80, 146, 155," accessed May 21, 2015
- ↑ bizjournals.com, "Mike Jacobs leaving legislature for judgeship," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "State Representative, District 80," accessed June 8, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Election Results, "Statewide results for special election," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Special Election Runoff results," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Vote Catherine, "Issues," accessed May 4, 2016
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