Mark Baker (Georgia)
Mark Baker (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 68. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Biography
Mark Baker earned a degree from Dillard University and a doctorate from Clark Atlanta University. Baker's career experience includes working as an independent educational consultant, a professor with Clark Atlanta University, and a community relations officer with Clark Atlanta’s Department of Public Safety. He founded the HBCU Student Government Alliance.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 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 Georgia House of Representatives District 68
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 68 on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Mark Baker | |
 | Jonathan Bonner  | |
 | Courtney Heard | |
 | Timoria McQueen Saba | |
 | Quentin Pullen | |
 | Jane Williams | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Derrick Jackson (D)
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for May 19, 2026, was canceled.
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Incumbent David Scott defeated Jonathan Chavez in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Scott (D) | 71.8 | 256,902 |
 | Jonathan Chavez (R) | 28.2 | 100,730 | |
| Total votes: 357,632 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Scott | 57.6 | 37,135 |
| Mark Baker | 11.6 | 7,480 | |
 | Marcus Flowers | 10.0 | 6,439 | |
 | Karen Rene | 9.1 | 5,859 | |
 | Brian Johnson | 5.0 | 3,201 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 4.8 | 3,073 | |
 | Uloma Ekpete Kama | 2.0 | 1,274 | |
| Total votes: 64,461 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Octavia Coleman (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Jonathan Chavez defeated Johsie Cruz Fletcher in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Chavez | 68.8 | 10,344 |
 | Johsie Cruz Fletcher | 31.2 | 4,699 | |
| Total votes: 15,043 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2023
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Georgia House of Representatives District 68
Derrick Jackson defeated Mark Baker in the special general runoff election for Georgia House of Representatives District 68 on June 13, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Derrick Jackson (D) | 50.4 | 918 |
| Mark Baker (D) | 49.6 | 903 | |
| Total votes: 1,821 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 68
Mark Baker and Derrick Jackson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Taiwo Idowu, Jane Williams, and John Culbreth in the special general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 68 on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Baker (D) | 33.1 | 645 |
| ✔ | | Derrick Jackson (D) | 32.3 | 628 |
 | Taiwo Idowu (D) | 17.6 | 342 | |
| Jane Williams (D) | 13.5 | 262 | |
| John Culbreth (D) | 3.6 | 70 | ||
| Total votes: 1,947 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Georgia's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Incumbent David Scott defeated Caesar Gonzales in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Scott (D) | 81.8 | 216,388 |
 | Caesar Gonzales (R) | 18.2 | 48,228 | |
| Total votes: 264,616 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Incumbent David Scott defeated Mark Baker, Shastity Driscoll, and Vincent Fort in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Scott | 65.7 | 60,544 |
| Mark Baker | 12.6 | 11,581 | |
 | Shastity Driscoll | 11.8 | 10,906 | |
 | Vincent Fort | 9.9 | 9,108 | |
| Total votes: 92,139 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Antonio Gray (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13
Caesar Gonzales defeated Calina Plotky and Dominika Hawkins in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 13 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Caesar Gonzales | 57.2 | 12,659 |
 | Calina Plotky | 22.7 | 5,022 | |
 | Dominika Hawkins | 20.1 | 4,450 | |
| Total votes: 22,131 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2023
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2022
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Mark Baker completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Baker's responses.
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- My name is Dr. Mark Baker, and I’m running for Congress because it’s time to turn our moments, into a movement for substantive change.
- My movement would be one that endeavors to change our narrative, and the narrative that I’m speaking of are the points of contention, those being economic castration, health disparities, and joblessness, that plague communities of color, and the communities of the underrepresented.
- This movement will also be an offshoot of my agenda during my successive terms as Councilman, which would address the other societal ills inflicted upon the marginalized and underrepresented. To name a few- mass incarceration, income inequality, the miseducation of our youth, and gentrification. Under my administration these types of issues will be addressed with the same type of hands on, progressive, and aggressive legislation I’ve authored with the City of South Fulton. The type of Legislation that frankly speaking, our congressional cohorts have shied away from.
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Campaign website
Baker's campaign website stated the following:
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6 Points of Progressivism. Mark Baker’s plan for policy through progress and empowerment.
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| —Mark Baker's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dr. Mark Baker for Congress, "About," accessed April 7, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dr. Mark Baker for Congress, “Home,” accessed March 31, 2022
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