R.J. Hadley
R.J. Hadley (Democratic Party) ran for election for Georgia Secretary of State. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2018.
Elections
2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger defeated John Barrow in the general runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State on December 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Raffensperger (R) | 51.9 | 764,855 |
 | John Barrow (D) | 48.1 | 709,049 | |
| Total votes: 1,473,904 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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General election
General election for Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger and John Barrow advanced to a runoff. They defeated Smythe DuVal in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger (R) | 49.1 | 1,906,588 |
| ✔ | | John Barrow (D) | 48.7 | 1,890,310 |
 | Smythe DuVal (L) | 2.2 | 86,696 | |
| Total votes: 3,883,594 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger defeated David Belle Isle in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on July 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger | 61.8 | 329,708 |
 | David Belle Isle | 38.2 | 204,194 | |
| Total votes: 533,902 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State
John Barrow defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler and R.J. Hadley in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Barrow | 51.5 | 264,864 |
 | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 29.5 | 151,963 | |
 | R.J. Hadley | 19.0 | 97,682 | |
| Total votes: 514,509 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger and David Belle Isle advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joshua McKoon and Buzz Brockway in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger | 35.0 | 185,386 |
| ✔ | | David Belle Isle | 28.5 | 151,328 |
 | Joshua McKoon | 21.1 | 112,113 | |
 | Buzz Brockway | 15.4 | 81,492 | |
| Total votes: 530,319 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ken Brown (R)
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
RJ Hadley participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and RJ Hadley's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Election Integrity & Security 2) Business Creation & Professional Licensing |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Expanding voter access and increasing voter choice. Voter rights is all we have to give voice to the needs of working families, disenfranchised youth and the homeless. Voter suppression tactics are in full force here in GA and must be counteracted.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. RJ Hadley answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | I look up to all who fight for civil rights, equal pay, immigrant justice, veterans support and social safety nets.[3] | ” |
| “ | The Audacity to Win by David Plouffe. The Conscience of a Liberal by Sen. Wellstone.[3] | ” |
| “ | Trustworthiness and Selflessness[3] | ” |
| “ | Compassionate, Honest, Listener, Team builder and Team player.[3] | ” |
| “ | Listen to the voice of the public, do the job elected for to the best of your ability, believe that others know more than you, surround yourself with excellent people and never be afraid to admit error and change course.[3] | ” |
| “ | He made the office better than it was when he got there.[3] | ” |
| “ | Iran hostage crisis. I was 11.[3] | ” |
| “ | Worked at McDonald's during high school until I left for college.[3] | ” |
| “ | I was trying to make a good impression and was way overdressed for the occasion.[3] | ” |
| “ | I'm for all paid holidays.[3] | ” |
| “ | I'm a big user of Audible so I "read" lots of different books. My favorite reads are historical fiction.[3] | ” |
| “ | Silver Surfer[3] | ” |
| “ | Old comfy chair to just relax and think.[3] | ” |
| “ | Wanting to improve things through politics but having to navigate the political process to do it. The way we elect people keeps alot of good potential public servants away.[3] | ” |
| “ | Responsibility for running fair and open elections is a high duty that's central to maintaining our democracy.[3] | ” |
| “ | The professional licensing is so important for people's livelihoods. I want to see that process as fair, efficient and responsive.[3] | ” |
| “ | The Secretary of State is the keeper of the state seal. There are a number of interesting historical stories where that played a pivotal role in GA.[3] | ” |
| “ | No just a sincere desire to serve, strong organizational skills and a willingness to learn.[3] | ” |
| “ | Ability to surround oneself with competent staff to execute duties while listening to the needs of the citizens[3] | ” |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "RJ Hadley's responses," April 11, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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