Randal Mangham
2025 - Present
2027
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Randal Mangham (Democratic Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 55. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Mangham (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 55. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Mangham's professional experience includes working as president of the Metropolitan Management Corporation, city attorney/city judge in the City of Greenville from 1990 to 1992, and partner in the Law Firm of Kendall, Mangham, Kendall and Hurst from 1981 to 1985.
He was a founding board member of the Georgia Association of African American Attorneys and a board member of the South DeKalb Community Development Corporation.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia State Senate District 55
Randal Mangham defeated Mary Williams Benefield in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 55 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Randal Mangham (D) | 76.0 | 69,259 |
 | Mary Williams Benefield (R) | 24.0 | 21,907 | |
| Total votes: 91,166 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 55
Randal Mangham defeated Iris Hamilton in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Senate District 55 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randal Mangham | 54.2 | 4,949 |
| Iris Hamilton | 45.8 | 4,182 | ||
| Total votes: 9,131 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 55
Randal Mangham and Iris Hamilton advanced to a runoff. They defeated Robin Biro, Verdaillia Turner, and Osborn Murray III in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 55 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randal Mangham | 31.2 | 5,308 |
| ✔ | Iris Hamilton | 22.6 | 3,836 | |
| Robin Biro | 21.5 | 3,656 | ||
| Verdaillia Turner | 19.9 | 3,382 | ||
| Osborn Murray III | 4.8 | 824 | ||
| Total votes: 17,006 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 55
Mary Williams Benefield advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 55 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Williams Benefield | 100.0 | 3,007 |
| Total votes: 3,007 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mangham in this election.
2010
| 2010 Race for Governor - Democrat Primary[2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Percentage | |||
| Thurbert Baker (D) | 21.7% | |||
 Roy E. Barnes (D)
|
65.8% | |||
| Bill Bolton (D) | 0.9% | |||
| Carl Camon (D) | 1.1% | |||
| Randal Mangham (D) | 0.8% | |||
| DuBose Porter (D) | 4.2% | |||
| David Poythress (D) | 5.5% | |||
| Total votes | 392,472 | |||
2008
In 2008, Mangham was re-elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 94. Mangham (D) ran unopposed and finished with 19,304 votes.[3] Mangham raised $11,435 for his campaign fund.[4]
| Georgia House of Representatives District 94 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Randal Mangham (D)
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19,304 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia State Senate District 55 |
Officeholder Georgia State Senate District 55 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed July 21, 2010
- ↑ 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 Gloria Butler (D) |
Georgia State Senate District 55 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 94 2001-2011 |
Succeeded by - |
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