Ken Yasger

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Ken Yasger

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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Last election

May 24, 2022

Next election

May 19, 2026

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Ken Yasger (Republican Party) (also known as Mr. America) is running for election for Governor of Georgia. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Keisha Bottoms
		Olu Brown
	Submit photo	Amanda Duffy
		Geoff Duncan
		Jason Esteves
		Derrick Jackson
		Michael Thurmond

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ruwa Romman (D)
• Dawson Son of David (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Georgia

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia on May 19, 2026.

		Candidate
		Chris Carr
		Clark Dean
		Rick Jackson
		Burt Jones
		Gregg Kirkpatrick
		Brad Raffensperger
	Submit photo	Tom Williams
	Submit photo	Ken Yasger

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Leland Olinger II (R)

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2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 2

Derek Mallow defeated Clinton Young in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek Mallow (D)	71.9	41,553
	Submit photo	Clinton Young (R)	28.1	16,203

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 57,756
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 2

Derek Mallow defeated Orlando Scott in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 2 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Derek Mallow	65.8	12,197
	Submit photo	Orlando Scott	34.2	6,337

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,534
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 2

Clinton Young defeated Ken Yasger in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 2 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Clinton Young	55.8	3,859
	Submit photo	Ken Yasger	44.2	3,061

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,920
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2020

See also: Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

Georgia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Georgia District 1

Incumbent Earl Carter defeated Joyce Marie Griggs in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Carter (R)	58.3	189,457
		Joyce Marie Griggs (D)	41.7	135,238

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 324,695
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 1

Joyce Marie Griggs defeated Lisa Ring in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joyce Marie Griggs	55.9	15,958
		Lisa Ring	44.1	12,594

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,552
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 1

Lisa Ring and Joyce Marie Griggs advanced to a runoff. They defeated Barbara Seidman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Ring	46.0	28,916
✔		Joyce Marie Griggs	40.7	25,593
		Barbara Seidman	13.3	8,337

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,846
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 1

Incumbent Earl Carter defeated Daniel Merritt and Ken Yasger in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 1 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Carter	82.2	65,907
		Daniel Merritt	16.4	13,154
	Submit photo	Ken Yasger	1.4	1,153

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,214
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2026

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Ken Yasger campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Georgia State Senate District 2	Lost primary	$0	$0
2020	U.S. House Georgia District 1	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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