Ralph Long III
Ralph Long III (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 61. He assumed office in 2009. He left office in 2013.
Long (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 38. He lost in the Democratic primary runoff on June 18, 2024.
Biography
Long's professional experience includes owning Ralph Abbott Realty and Mindsweat Properties.
He is a member of the Neighborhood Planning Unit-X and the Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Association.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Long served on the following committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Long served on the following committees:
- Higher Education Committee
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- Subcommittee on State Highways
- Subcommittee on Technical Colleges
- Subcommittee on University System
- Transportation Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 38
Rashaun Kemp won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 38 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rashaun Kemp (D)  | 100.0 | 81,270 |
| Total votes: 81,270 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 38
Rashaun Kemp defeated Ralph Long III in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 38 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rashaun Kemp | 59.7 | 2,408 |
 | Ralph Long III | 40.3 | 1,626 | |
| Total votes: 4,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 38
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 38 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rashaun Kemp | 24.3 | 4,378 |
| ✔ | | Ralph Long III | 22.9 | 4,128 |
 | Nate Green | 20.3 | 3,654 | |
 | Nkoyo Effiong Lewis | 17.8 | 3,201 | |
 | Darryl Terry II | 8.4 | 1,516 | |
 | Richard N. Wright | 6.3 | 1,133 | |
| Total votes: 18,010 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Long in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Atlanta, Georgia (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3
Keisha Sean Waites defeated Jacqueline Labat in the general runoff election for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3 on November 30, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keisha Sean Waites (Nonpartisan) | 52.4 | 36,742 |
 | Jacqueline Labat (Nonpartisan) | 47.6 | 33,339 | |
| Total votes: 70,081 | |||
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General election
General election for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3
Keisha Sean Waites and Jacqueline Labat advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jodi Merriday, Ralph Long III, and Sherry Williams in the general election for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 3 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keisha Sean Waites (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 23,898 |
| ✔ | | Jacqueline Labat (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 20,019 |
 | Jodi Merriday (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 15,960 | |
| Ralph Long III (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 11,739 | |
 | Sherry Williams (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 9,403 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 525 | ||
| Total votes: 81,544 | |||
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2016
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 58 was called for January 19. A special runoff election was held on February 16.[2]
The seat was vacant following Simone Bell's (D) resignation on November 13, 2015, to take a job at Lambda Legal.[3]
Democrats Kwame Thompson, Park Cannon and Ralph Long, III faced off in the special election.[2] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Cannon and Long, met in a runoff election, which Cannon won.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Park Cannon (advanced to the runoff) |
47.4% | 396 | |
| Democratic | Ralph Long, III (advanced to the runoff) |
33.7% | 281 | |
| Democratic | Kwame Thompson | 18.9% | 158 | |
| Total Votes | 835 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Park Cannon |
59% | 668 | |
| Democratic | Ralph Long, III | 41% | 464 | |
| Total Votes | 1,132 | |||
2012
Long ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 58. Long was defeated by incumbent Simone Bell in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012.[6] Earl Cooper ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Simone Bell Incumbent |
58.7% | 3,804 |
| Ralph Long Incumbent | 41.3% | 2,680 |
| Total Votes | 6,484 | |
2010
Long ran for re-election to the 61st District seat in 2010. No one filed to run against Long in the general election. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[9]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 61 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ralph Long, III (D)
|
8,066 | 100.0% | ||
He defeated Emory McClinton, Jr. in the July 20 primary by a margin of 2,233-829.[10]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 61 - Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Ralph Long
|
2,233 | 72.9% | ||
| Emory McClinton, Jr. | 829 | 27.1% | ||
2008
In 2008, Long was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 61. Long (D) ran unopposed and finished with 13,289 votes.[11] Long raised $27,016 for his campaign fund.[12]
| Georgia House of Representatives District 61 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ralph Long, III (D)
|
13,289 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ralph Long III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Ralph Long III did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Peach Pundit, "The Special Election Contenders for House District 58!" accessed December 23, 2015
- ↑ Project Q Atlanta, "Lesbian state lawmaker quits Georgia House," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Special Election - State House District 58 - January 19, 2016," accessed January 20, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Special Election Runoff Results," accessed February 17, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Results," accessed July 31, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election July 31, 2012," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Contributions," accessed January 2, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 61 2009–2013 |
Succeeded by Roger Bruce (D) |
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