Michelle Gates (Georgia)

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Michelle Gates

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Michelle Gates was a 2016 write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Georgia.

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Georgia's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Johnny Isakson (R) defeated Jim Barksdale (D), Allen Buckley (L), and Michelle Gates (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Isakson defeated Derrick Grayson and Mary Kay Bacallao in the Republican primary, while Barksdale defeated Cheryl Copeland and John Coyne to win the Democratic nomination. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Georgia General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Johnny Isakson Incumbent	54.8%	2,135,806
	Democratic	Jim Barksdale	41%	1,599,726
	Libertarian	Allen Buckley	4.2%	162,260
Total Votes				3,897,792
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Georgia Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Johnny Isakson Incumbent	77.5%	447,661
Derrick Grayson	12%	69,101
Mary Kay Bacallao	10.5%	60,898
Total Votes		577,660
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Georgia Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Barksdale	53.7%	166,627
Cheryl Copeland	42.2%	130,822
John Coyne	4.1%	12,604
Total Votes		310,053
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

See also

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• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Georgia, 2016

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Footnotes

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Georgia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jon Ossoff (D)

Raphael Warnock (D)

Representatives

District 1

Earl Carter (R)

District 2

Sanford Bishop (D)

District 3

Brian Jack (R)

District 4

Hank Johnson (D)

District 5

Nikema Williams (D)

District 6

Lucy McBath (D)

District 7

Rich McCormick (R)

District 8

Austin Scott (R)

District 9

Andrew Clyde (R)

District 10

Mike Collins (R)

District 11

Barry Loudermilk (R)

District 12

Rick Allen (R)

District 13

David Scott (D)

District 14

Marjorie Greene (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (7)