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Greg Duke
Greg Duke was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia.[1]
Duke was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Georgia.[2] He was defeated by incumbent Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3] He defeated Vivian Childs for the nomination in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[4]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D) defeated Greg Duke (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bishop faced no primary opposition, while Duke defeated Diane Vann to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on May 24, 2016.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | ![]() |
61.2% | 148,543 | |
Republican | Greg Duke | 38.8% | 94,056 | |
Total Votes | 242,599 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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79% | 12,959 | ||
Diane Vann | 21% | 3,446 | ||
Total Votes | 16,405 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
2014
Duke ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 2nd District.[2] He defeated Vivian Childs for the nomination in the Republican primary on May 20, 2014.[4] He was defeated by incumbent Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | ![]() |
59.15% | 96,363 | |
Republican | Greg Duke | 40.85% | 66,573 | |
Total Votes | 162,936 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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69.4% | 16,468 | ||
Vivian Childs | 30.6% | 7,252 | ||
Total Votes | 23,720 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Georgia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- Georgia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Georgia's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Associated Press, "Primary election results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results," May 24, 2016