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Janice Frey Van Ness
Janice Frey Van Ness is a former Republican member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 43 from 2015 to 2017.
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Elections
2016
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Tonya Anderson defeated incumbent Janice Frey Van Ness in the Georgia State Senate District 43 general election.[1][2]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tonya Anderson |
70.43% | 50,436 | |
| Republican | Janice Frey Van Ness Incumbent | 29.57% | 21,175 | |
| Total Votes | 71,611 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Tonya Anderson and Dee Dawkins-Haigler defeated Toney Collins in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson |
46.04% | 5,871 | |
| Democratic | Dee Dawkins-Haigler |
34.44% | 4,391 | |
| Democratic | Toney Collins | 19.52% | 2,489 | |
| Total Votes | 12,751 | |||
Tonya Anderson defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Democratic Primary Runoff.[5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson |
50.05% | 4,270 | |
| Democratic | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 49.95% | 4,262 | |
| Total Votes | 8,532 | |||
Incumbent Janice Frey Van Ness ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Janice Frey Van Ness Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2015
A special election for the position of Georgia State Senate District 43 was called for November 3.[6] A runoff election took place on December 1.[7] The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 16.[6]
The seat was vacant following Ronald Ramsey's (D) resignation in July 2015 to become a judge on the DeKalb County traffic court.[8]
Tonya Anderson (D), Stan Williams (D), Sharon Griffin Sawyer (D), Rodney Upton (D), Marcus Jordan (D), Janice Frey Van Ness (R), Diane Adoma (R) and William "Bill" Kennedy (R) faced off in the special election. Angela Moore (I) was disqualified from the race, but remained on the ballot.[9][10] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Anderson and Frey Van Ness, met in a runoff election, which Frey Van Ness won.[11][12]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43, Special Election Runoff, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Janice Frey Van Ness |
50.5% | 3,865 | |
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson | 49.5% | 3,781 | |
| Total Votes | 7,646 | |||
| Georgia State Senate, District 43, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Janice Frey Van Ness (advanced to runoff) |
37.1% | 2,995 | |
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson (advanced to runoff) |
26.1% | 2,110 | |
| Democratic | Stan Williams | 14.5% | 1,170 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Griffin Sawyer | 9.4% | 763 | |
| Democratic | Marcus Jordan | 5.5% | 446 | |
| Republican | Diane D. Adoma | 3.4% | 278 | |
| Republican | William "Bill" Kennedy | 3.1% | 254 | |
| Democratic | Rodney Upton | 0.7% | 59 | |
| Total Votes | 8,075 | |||
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2017
In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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2015
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In 2015, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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Recent news
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See also
- Georgia State Senate
- Georgia State Senate District 43
- State legislative special elections, 2015
- Georgia State Legislature
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Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rockdale News, "Governor calls for District 43 Special Election," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Call for Special Election in State Senate District 43," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Rockdale News, "Special election for District 43 to be called," August 1, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Georgia Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp Releases Final Decision on Candidate Challenge," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Special Election Results for November 3, 2015," accessed November 3, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Special Election - December 1, 2015," accessed December 2, 2015
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| Preceded by Ronald Ramsey (D) |
Georgia State Senate District 43 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Tonya Anderson (D) |
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