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Gary Gerrard
Gary Gerrard was a 2015 special election Republican candidate for District 120 of the Georgia House of Representatives.[1]
He ran unsuccessfully for the 10th Congressional District of Georgia in 2014.[2][3] Gerrard was defeated in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[4]
Elections
2015
Republicans Debbie Bartlett, Jesse Copelan, Gary Gerrard, Jesse Johnson and Trey Rhodes faced off in the special election on January 6, 2015.[5] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Rhodes and Copelan, met in a runoff election on February 3, which Rhodes won.[1][6]
The seat was vacant following Mickey Channell's (R) scheduled retirement on January 15, 2015.[7]
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 120 was called for January 6, with a runoff on February 3. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 10, 2014.[8]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 120, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Trey Rhodes |
53.4% | 2,713 | |
| Republican | Jesse Copelan | 46.6% | 2,366 | |
| Total Votes | 5,079 | |||
2014
Gerrard ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 10th District.[2][3] Gerrard was defeated in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jody Hice |
33.5% | 17,408 | ||
| Mike Collins |
33% | 17,143 | ||
| Donna Sheldon | 15.3% | 7,972 | ||
| Gary Gerrard | 7.4% | 3,830 | ||
| Stephen Simpson | 4.7% | 2,423 | ||
| Mitchell Swan | 4.2% | 2,167 | ||
| Brian Slowinski | 2% | 1,027 | ||
| Total Votes | 51,970 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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Recent news
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See also
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia House of Representatives District 120
- Georgia State Legislature
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Athens Banner-Herald, "Election for District 120 set for Feb. 3 runoff," January 7, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gary Gerrard for Congress, "Home," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Athens Banner Herald, "Republicans face off in Athens for 10th Congressional seat," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Associated Press, "Georgia Election Results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Peach Pundit, "Representative Mickey Channell Retiring From Legislature," November 28, 2014
- ↑ timesunion.com, "Special election scheduled for Georgia House District 120," December 1, 2014
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