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Elbert Bartell
Elbert Bartell (independent) (also known as Al) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Georgia. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Bartell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Elbert Bartell was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1973 to 1980. He earned a high school diploma from Hannah Pamplico High School and a bachelor's degree from Saint Leo University in 1984. His career experience includes working as a policy analyst.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. Senate Georgia
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jon Ossoff (D) | |
 | Reagan Box (R)  | |
 | Earl Carter (R) | |
 | Christina Loren Clement (R) | |
 | Mike Collins (R) | |
| Derek Dooley (R) | ||
| Christoph La'Flare Chapman (R) | ||
| Rick Temple (R) | ||
 | Vinson Watkins (R) | |
 | Elbert Bartell (Independent) | |
| Chris Capparell (Independent) | ||
| DeVelle Jackson (Independent) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John King (R)
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Georgia
Incumbent Brian Kemp defeated Stacey Abrams, Shane Hazel, David Byrne, and Milton Lofton in the general election for Governor of Georgia on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Kemp (R) | 53.4 | 2,111,572 |
 | Stacey Abrams (D) | 45.9 | 1,813,673 | |
 | Shane Hazel (L) | 0.7 | 28,163 | |
 | David Byrne (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 18 | |
| Milton Lofton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 3,953,433 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Elbert Bartell (Independent)
- President Boddie (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia
Stacey Abrams advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacey Abrams | 100.0 | 727,168 |
| Total votes: 727,168 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Georgia
Incumbent Brian Kemp defeated David Perdue, Kandiss Taylor, Catherine Davis, and Tom Williams in the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kemp | 73.7 | 888,078 |
 | David Perdue | 21.8 | 262,389 | |
 | Kandiss Taylor | 3.4 | 41,232 | |
 | Catherine Davis | 0.8 | 9,788 | |
| Tom Williams | 0.3 | 3,255 | ||
| Total votes: 1,204,742 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vernon Jones (R)
2020
Regular election
See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (Perdue vs. Ossoff runoff)
United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in Georgia, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
General runoff election
General runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia
Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent David Perdue in the general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Ossoff (D) | 50.6 | 2,269,923 |
| David Perdue (R) | 49.4 | 2,214,979 | |
| Total votes: 4,484,902 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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General election
General election for U.S. Senate Georgia
Incumbent David Perdue and Jon Ossoff advanced to a runoff. They defeated Shane Hazel in the general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Perdue (R) | 49.7 | 2,462,617 |
| ✔ | | Jon Ossoff (D) | 47.9 | 2,374,519 |
| Shane Hazel (L) | 2.3 | 115,039 | |
| Total votes: 4,952,175 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Darrell McGuire (Independent)
- Clifton Kilby (Independent)
- Elbert Bartell (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Georgia
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Georgia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Ossoff | 52.8 | 626,819 |
 | Teresa Tomlinson | 15.8 | 187,416 | |
 | Sarah Riggs Amico | 11.8 | 139,574 | |
 | Maya Dillard Smith | 8.8 | 105,000 | |
 | James Knox | 4.2 | 49,452 | |
 | Marckeith DeJesus | 3.9 | 45,936 | |
| Tricia Carpenter McCracken | 2.7 | 32,463 | ||
| Total votes: 1,186,660 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Akhenaten Amun (D)
- Harold Shouse (D)
- Elaine Whigham Williams (D)
- Ted Terry (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia
Incumbent David Perdue advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Perdue | 100.0 | 992,555 |
| Total votes: 992,555 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Jackson (R)
- Michael Jowers (R)
Special election
See also: United States Senate special election in Georgia, 2020 (Loeffler vs. Warnock runoff)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia
Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler in the special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Georgia on January 5, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raphael Warnock (D) | 51.0 | 2,289,113 |
 | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 49.0 | 2,195,841 | |
| Total votes: 4,484,954 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Georgia on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raphael Warnock (D) | 32.9 | 1,617,035 |
| ✔ | | Kelly Loeffler (R) | 25.9 | 1,273,214 |
 | Doug Collins (R) | 20.0 | 980,454 | |
 | Deborah Jackson (D) | 6.6 | 324,118 | |
 | Matt Lieberman (D) | 2.8 | 136,021 | |
 | Tamara Johnson-Shealey (D) | 2.2 | 106,767 | |
| Jamesia James (D) | 1.9 | 94,406 | ||
 | Derrick Grayson (R) | 1.0 | 51,592 | |
| Joy Felicia Slade (D) | 0.9 | 44,945 | ||
 | Annette Davis Jackson (R) | 0.9 | 44,335 | |
| Kandiss Taylor (R) | 0.8 | 40,349 | |
 | A. Wayne Johnson (R) | 0.7 | 36,176 | |
 | Brian Slowinski (L) | 0.7 | 35,431 | |
 | Richard Dien Winfield (D) | 0.6 | 28,687 | |
 | Ed Tarver (D) | 0.5 | 26,333 | |
 | Allen Buckley (Independent) | 0.4 | 17,954 | |
 | John Fortuin (G) | 0.3 | 15,293 | |
| Elbert Bartell (Independent) | 0.3 | 14,640 | |
 | Valencia Stovall (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,318 | |
 | Michael Todd Greene (Independent) | 0.3 | 13,293 | |
 | Rod Mack (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
| Total votes: 4,914,368 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elbert Bartell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bartell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- My campaign and the honor of being elected as a United States Senator will fulfill on an unprecedented commitment to Leadership. Neighborhood, community, faith, and small business leaders deserve the same access to public policy as lobbyists, special interest groups, and corporations. My leadership will ensure participation of the people, for the people, and by the people in the urban, suburban, and rural communities in the state of Georgia.
- My campaign and the honor of being elected as a United States Senator will fulfill on an unprecedented commitment to Integrity. Projects, Programs, Ministries, and Initiatives deserve the integrity of inclusion in the decision-making process of government. My integrity will ensure participation of community-based stakeholders in local. state, and national public policy management strategies.
- My campaign and the honor of being elected as a United States Senator will fulfill on an unprecedented commitment to Communication. Coalitions, Collaborations, Consortiums and Networks deserve to have the impact of a Constitutional mandate for government. My communication will ensure participation of Georgia in the Southeast region of America.
In public policy leadership, I have a personal passion to communicate outcomes in the areas of Treasury, Commerce, Energy, and Transportation.
In public policy leadership, I have a personal passion to coordinate stakeholders in the areas of Agriculture, Labor, and Education.
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2022
Elbert Bartell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bartell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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For two decades, I've been an Independent public policy leader and an Independent candidate for nonpartisan, equitable governance. Working with local, national, and global stakeholders on public engagement scopes of work, I build stakeholders' capacity to interact with public policy data through roundtable discussions, development sessions, summits, and conferences. I help develop the values of neighborhood, community, faith, and small business leaders in rural, suburban, and urban communities.
On August 30, 2021, I publicly accepted the challenge of statewide community stakeholders to run for Governor of Georgia in 2022 as an Independent candidate – to bridge the divisive, “duel to the death” politics in our state – and in America – and usher in small business development that becomes the backbone of America in the 21st century.
- As Georgia moves forward in the dawn of the 21st century, one of the most critical issues of our times is small business development.Yet our government and many philanthropic stakeholders have been passive in their support for small businesses.The urgency of small business development is now on the front burner in Georgia–and across our nation.We must develop diverse small business opportunities in our urban communities;expand small business participation in our suburban communities;and redefine the value of small business creativity in our rural farmlands and communities.This will take public policy leadership– to have small businesses and entrepreneurs be the cornerstone of Georgia's economy–and backbone of America in the 21st century.
- It is critical that neighborhood, community, faith, and small business leaders be included in the public policy decision-making process of governance to the same degree as lobbyists, special interest groups, and corporations.The increasingly divisive, “duel to the death” partisan rhetoric ensures little or no progress gets made on issues most important to Georgians–and Americans.For decades, I have worked as a public policy leader across party lines with a balanced, nonpartisan, equitable approach to events, situations, and issues–including race and violence.Having the voices of urban, suburban, and rural community leaders be included through regional conferences is something I will implement in the first days in office as Governor.
- Public health has to be developed as a critical fabric of community culture and not just an after-thought by medical institutions.We must have a reliable public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.I have proposed a Recovery Initiative strategy with both a public health and economic health component that utilizes comprehensive stakeholder engagement to define/manage the overall Initiative.It would involve major governmental stakeholders, such as the Georgia Department of Public Health and its 18 public health districts, Georgia’s regional commissions, CDC, SBA, the U.S. Congressional Joint Economic Committee and major nongovernmental stakeholders across the urban, suburban, and rural communities of Georgia.
Working with local, national, and global stakeholders on public engagement scopes of work, I have witnessed firsthand the confidence and the impactful results of community leaders when they are given the support and tools they need to interact with government– and have their voices be included.
I ran for office as a U.S. Senator in Georgia's Special Election on Nov. 3rd, 2020, accepting Sen. Johnny Isakson’s and Congressman John Lewis’ challenge for bipartisan/nonpartisanship to ensure urban, suburban, and rural leaders have the same access to the public policy process as lobbyists, special interest groups(including global interests), political marketing stakeholders–and major corporations.
I have now accepted the community's challenge to continue that work by running for Governor of Georgia in 2022. Through a broad-based public engagement effort statewide, we will ensure that Georgia's urban, suburban, and rural communities get heard and get a seat at the table--in the face of national and global forces wanting to control what happens in Georgia.
It’s clear that Georgia’s now a global destination. With massive development – and massive divisiveness. This “duel to the death”, partisan divisiveness is impacting our families, our communities -- and it’s impacting our democratic way of life.
Americans understand that a Georgia divided to the death cannot stand--just as we once confronted, as a nation, that we could not stand, as divided against one another.Many Americans--key stakeholders across our nation--keenly understand that the state of Georgia in the Southeast region of our nation is pivotal, critical, and decisive to our collective future in the global 21st century--as the United States of America.
Key leaders in the state of Georgia are intensely aware and understand this imperative. We do not, as of yet--as Americans--as Georgians--have any reliable, sustainable answer that is a match for the magnitude of the unfamiliarity, and the uncertainty of the current divisive, gripping environment we find ourselves.
That’s why I accepted the people’s challenge to run for Governor – and I stand ready to lead Georgians in a movement – to ensure the communities and small businesses of Georgia get included in the public policy process – to the same degree as global interests, national political marketing stakeholders – and corporations.
As an Independent candidate for Governor, I stand ready to lead Georgians in a movement away from the “duel to the death” grip that’s ripping apart the very fabric of our democracy.
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2020
Regular election
Elbert Bartell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Special election
Elbert Bartell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bartell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In the late 90's, I found that the increasing divisive partisan rhetoric ensured little progress got made on issues most important to citizens. For two decades, I've been an independent public policy leader and candidate for nonpartisan, equitable governance.
Working with local, national, international, and global stakeholders on public engagement scopes of work, I build stakeholders' capacity to interact with public policy data through roundtable discussions, development sessions, summits, and conferences. I help develop the values of neighborhood, community, faith, and small business leaders in rural, suburban, and urban communities.
On December 12, 2019 I publicly accepted the challenge of now-retired Senator Johnny Isakson to bring a bi-partisan approach to public policy in the United States Senate. In service to that challenge, I am running as an independent candidate in the 2020 U.S. Senate Special Election to fill the remainder of Sen. Isakson's term for Georgians.
Having neighborhood, community, faith, and small business leaders be included in the public policy decision-making process of governance to the same degree as lobbyists, special interest groups, and corporations.
Small businesses must be established, sustained, and expanded as the cornerstone of the Georgia economy.
- Public health has to be developed as a critical fabric of community culture and not just an after-thought by medical institutions.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 24, 2024
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