Daniel Ellyson
Daniel Ellyson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 9, 2020.
Ellyson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Ellyson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 8th Congressional District. He withdrew before the Republican primary on May 22, 2018.
Biography
Daniel Ellyson was born in Warner Robins, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army from 2001 to 2017. Ellyson studied at Georgia Military College, Colorado Technical College, Columbia College of Missouri, and Thomas Edison State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in 2016. He also earned a graduate degree from Brandman University in 2020.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Georgia's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 8
Incumbent Austin Scott defeated Lindsay Holliday and James Cooper III in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Austin Scott (R) | 64.5 | 198,701 |
 | Lindsay Holliday (D)  | 35.5 | 109,264 | |
 | James Cooper III (G) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 48 | |
| Total votes: 308,013 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8
Lindsay Holliday advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lindsay Holliday | 100.0 | 44,493 |
| Total votes: 44,493 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8
Incumbent Austin Scott defeated Robert Vance Dean and Daniel Ellyson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Scott | 89.8 | 73,671 |
| Robert Vance Dean | 5.7 | 4,692 | ||
 | Daniel Ellyson | 4.5 | 3,668 | |
| Total votes: 82,031 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 8
Incumbent Austin Scott won election in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Scott (R) | 99.7 | 198,152 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 564 | ||
| Total votes: 198,716 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy McInnis (D)
- Fred Swann (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8
Incumbent Austin Scott advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 8 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Austin Scott | 100.0 | 41,467 |
| Total votes: 41,467 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Ellyson (R)
- Robert Vance Dean (R)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Ellyson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ellyson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Constitutional Government
- America First
- We The People
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 4, 2020
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