Sam Mosteller

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Sam Mosteller

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Democratic Party

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Last election

May 22, 2018

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Sam Mosteller (Democratic Party) ran for election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 22, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Richard Woods defeated Otha Thornton in the general election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Woods (R)	53.0	2,048,003
		Otha Thornton (D)	47.0	1,814,461

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,862,464
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Otha Thornton defeated Sid Chapman in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on July 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Otha Thornton	59.1	86,704
	Submit photo	Sid Chapman	40.9	60,006

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 146,710
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Otha Thornton and Sid Chapman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Sam Mosteller in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Otha Thornton	43.9	208,407
✔	Submit photo	Sid Chapman	36.5	173,270
	Submit photo	Sam Mosteller	19.7	93,402

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 475,079
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Richard Woods defeated John Barge in the Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Woods	60.1	324,848
		John Barge	39.9	215,431

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 540,279
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See also

• Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
• Georgia Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018

External links

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• Georgia Department of Education