Gus Makris
Gus Makris was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 32 of the Georgia State Senate.
Biography
Makris graduated from the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School. His professional experience includes working as senior tax counsel to Turner Broadcasting.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Makris' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Community
Protecting Education
Reducing Traffic
Protecting Taxpayers
Public Safety
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| —Gus Makris[3] | ||
Elections
2017
A special election for District 32 of the Georgia State Senate was called for April 18, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates was February 24, 2017. No candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the April 18 election, so there was a runoff election on May 16, 2017.[4]
The District 32 seat became vacant following Republican Judson Hill's decision to run in a special election for Georgia's 6th Congressional District. As of April 2017, the Georgia Constitution required that elected officials vacate their positions upon qualifying to run in an election for another position. The 6th Congressional District seat became vacant following Republican Tom Price's confirmation as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.[5][6]
Five Republicans filed for the District 32 seat: Hamilton Beck, Matt Campbell, Roy Daniels, Kay Kirkpatrick, and Gus Makris. Three Democrats filed for the seat: Christine Triebsch, Exton Howard, and Bob Wiskind.[7]
Triebsch (D) and Kirkpatrick (R) advanced to the runoff election. Triebsch won the plurality of the vote on April 18, receiving 24.2 percent. Kirkpatrick received 21.1 percent of the vote. The five Republican candidates received 60.2 percent of the vote while the three Democratic candidates received 39.8 percent.
The April 18 election for District 32 took place on the same day as the 6th Congressional District special election. Both races advanced to runoff elections, which were scheduled on separate dates. The runoff election for the District 32 seat was on May 16 while the runoff election for the 6th Congressional District was on June 20.
Kirkpatrick won the runoff election on May 16.[8]
| Georgia State Senate, District 32, Special Election Runoff, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kay Kirkpatrick |
57% | 18,619 | |
| Democratic | Christine Triebsch | 43% | 14,057 | |
| Total Votes | 32,676 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
| Georgia State Senate, District 32, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Hamilton Beck | 3.7% | 2,168 | |
| Republican | Matt Campbell | 10% | 5,858 | |
| Republican | Roy Daniels | 15.2% | 8,912 | |
| Democratic | Exton Howard | 6.9% | 4,063 | |
| Republican | Kay Kirkpatrick |
21.1% | 12,369 | |
| Republican | Gus Makris | 10.2% | 5,969 | |
| Democratic | Christine Triebsch |
24.2% | 14,199 | |
| Democratic | Bob Wiskind | 8.7% | 5,097 | |
| Total Votes | 58,635 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Georgia State Senate
- Georgia State Senate District 32
- Georgia state legislative special elections, 2017
- Georgia State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Makris for Senate, "About Gus," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Makris for Senate, "Issues," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ Reporter Newspapers, "Special election April 18 to fill state Sen. Judson Hill’s seat," February 17, 2017
- ↑ The New York Times, "Tom Price, Obamacare Critic, Is Said to Be Trump Selection for Health Secretary," November 28, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Tom Price Is Confirmed as Health Secretary," February 10, 2017
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Eight candidates qualify for State Senate District 32 Race," accessed February 27, 2017
- ↑ 11 Alive, "Election results: Kirkpatrick heading for a win in state senate 32 runoff," accessed May 16, 2017
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