Lawton Lord
Lawton Lord was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 119 of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 119 was called for November 7, 2017. The candidate filing deadline was September 15.[1] The candidates who successfully qualified were Democrat Jonathan Wallace and Republicans Lawton Lord, Marcus A. Wiedower, and Steven Strickland. Wallace won the special election on November 7, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic control.
The seat became vacant following Chuck Williams' (R) appointment as director of the Georgia Forestry Commission in August 2017.
Georgia House of Representatives, District 119, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
56.7% | 4,486 | |
Republican | Lawton Lord | 19.9% | 1,573 | |
Republican | Marcus A. Wiedower | 17.3% | 1,368 | |
Republican | Steven Strickland | 6.1% | 484 | |
Total Votes | 7,911 | |||
Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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See also
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia House of Representatives District 119
- Georgia state legislative special elections, 2017
- Georgia State Legislature
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Footnotes
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