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Patrick Thompson (Georgia)
Patrick Thompson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 56. Thompson lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Thompson was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 56 of the Georgia State Senate. Thompson also ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 11th District.
Biography
He holds a bachelor's in biology and psychology from Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He attended management schools at Lotus, IBM and Siebel. He is working on his MBA.[1]
Career
A brief synopsis of Thompson's career includes:[1]
- Former public school science teacher
- Former US Park Ranger
- 30 years of sales and marketing management experience at leading high-tech companies like EDS, Lotus, IBM, Siebel, salesforce.com, Open Text and AT&T
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 56
Incumbent John Albers defeated Patrick Thompson in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 56 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Albers (R) | 61.6 | 58,121 |
 | Patrick Thompson (D) | 38.4 | 36,156 | |
| Total votes: 94,277 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 56
Patrick Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 56 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Thompson | 100.0 | 10,604 |
| Total votes: 10,604 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 56
Incumbent John Albers advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 56 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Albers | 100.0 | 31,495 |
| Total votes: 31,495 | |||
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2018
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 56
Incumbent John Albers defeated Ellyn Jeager in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 56 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Albers (R) | 52.5 | 41,874 |
 | Ellyn Jeager (D) | 47.5 | 37,902 | |
| Total votes: 79,776 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 56
Ellyn Jeager defeated Patrick Thompson and Jim Guess Jr. in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 56 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellyn Jeager | 64.2 | 5,393 |
| Patrick Thompson | 23.8 | 1,999 | |
| Jim Guess Jr. | 12.0 | 1,006 | ||
| Total votes: 8,398 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 56
Incumbent John Albers advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 56 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Albers | 100.0 | 9,508 |
| Total votes: 9,508 | |||
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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.
Incumbent John Albers defeated Patrick Thompson in the Georgia State Senate District 56 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Albers Incumbent |
59.88% | 49,202 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Thompson | 40.12% | 32,969 | |
| Total Votes | 82,171 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Patrick Thompson defeated Akhtar Sadiq in the Georgia State Senate District 56 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Patrick Thompson |
53.04% | 1,507 | |
| Democratic | Akhtar Sadiq | 46.96% | 1,334 | |
| Total Votes | 2,841 | |||
Incumbent John Albers ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 56 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 56 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Albers Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
Thompson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 11th District. Thompson was unopposed in the primary and moved on to the general election on November 6, 2012, where he lost to incumbent Phil Gingrey.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil Gingrey Incumbent |
68.6% | 196,968 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Thompson | 31.4% | 90,353 | |
| Total Votes | 287,321 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010
Thompson did not have any opposition in the July 20 primary.[7]
| Georgia State Senate, District 21 - Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Patrick Thompson
|
2,347 | 100.0% | ||
Thompson's lost in the November 2 general election to Republican incumbent Chip Rogers.[8]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Patrick Thompson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Thompson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[9]
Education as a keystone investment
- Excerpt: "I believe the budget for Education is our most valuable line item. Investments in our children & in re-training adults yield the highest results for repairing our communities & our economy."
Greater healthcare access and affordability
- Excerpt: "We have great healthcare professionals but not enough people can afford access to them & not enough is done to prevent serious illness."
Return to ethical and effective government
- Excerpt: "We need to impose term limits on our public servants, stop legislators from using government to advance their own gains & vote out those that are primarily interested in their own ambitions and advancement."
Improve infrastructure options
- Excerpt: "Return to development guidelines that respect citizen property values and reflect our desire to create a place where people want to live and work."
Career growth and continuity
- Excerpt: "Promote economic patriotism & fair trade- buying more locally, from locally-owned businesses & more American-made. Trading with low wage countries who disregard environmental or ethical standards is not free trade."
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Thompson has been married to his wife, Lorraine, for more than 25 years and together they have two children.[10]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia State Senate District 56 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Patrick Thompson for Congress, "About" accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 Election results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Can Do, "Solutions, not issues," accessed May 2, 2016
- ↑ Patrick Thompson for Congress Facebook Page, "Info" accessed July 24, 2012
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