Taylor Bennett
Taylor J. Bennett is a former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 80 from 2015 to 2017.[1][2][3]
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Elections
2016
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives 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.
Meagan Hanson defeated incumbent Taylor Bennett in the Georgia House of Representatives District 80 general election.[4][5]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Meagan Hanson |
50.58% | 12,386 | |
| Democratic | Taylor Bennett Incumbent | 49.42% | 12,100 | |
| Total Votes | 24,486 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Taylor Bennett ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 80 Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Taylor Bennett Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Alan Cole and Meagan Hanson defeated Catherine Bernard in the Georgia House of Representatives District 80 Republican primary.[6][7]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Alan Cole |
36.18% | 846 | |
| Republican | Meagan Hanson |
33.58% | 785 | |
| Republican | Catherine Bernard | 30.24% | 707 | |
| Total Votes | 2,338 | |||
Meagan Hanson defeated Alan Cole in the Georgia House of Representatives District 80 Republican Primary Runoff.[8]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Meagan Hanson |
50.95% | 777 | |
| Republican | Alan Cole | 49.05% | 748 | |
| Total Votes | 1,525 | |||
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| During the 2016 election cycle Bennett was one of the candidates endorsed by President Barack Obama |
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2015
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 80 was called for July 14.[9] A runoff election took place on August 11. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3.[10]
The seat was vacant following Mike Jacobs' (R) appointment to a judgeship in DeKalb County.[11]
Taylor J. Bennett (D), Loren Collins (R), J. Max Davis (R) and Catherine S. Bernard (R) faced off in a special election.[1] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Bennett and Davis, met in a runoff election, which Bennett won.[12][2]
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80, Special Election Runoff, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Taylor J. Bennett |
54.5% | 2,715 | |
| Republican | J. Max Davis | 45.5% | 2,263 | |
| Total Votes | 4,978 | |||
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 80, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Taylor J. Bennett (advanced to runoff) |
36.8% | 1,473 | |
| Republican | J. Max Davis (advanced to runoff) |
31.5% | 1,259 | |
| Republican | Catherine S. Bernard | 30.1% | 1,203 | |
| Republican | Loren Collins | 1.6% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 3,998 | |||
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2017
In 2017, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 9 through March 31.
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2016
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In 2016, the Georgia General Assembly was in session from January 11 through March 24.
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2015
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In 2015, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 2.
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Recent news
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See also
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia House of Representatives District 80
- State legislative special elections, 2015
- Georgia State Legislature
- Georgia House Committees
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "State Representative, District 80," accessed June 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Special Election Runoff results," accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ brookhavenpost.co, "HD80 State Representative Taylor Bennett sworn in," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Runoff," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ PeachPundit.com, "Dates of Special Elections To Fill Vacancies," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Call for Special Elections in State House of Representatives Districts 48, 80, 146, 155," accessed May 21, 2015
- ↑ bizjournals.com, "Mike Jacobs leaving legislature for judgeship," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Election Results, "Statewide results for special election," accessed August 13, 2015
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| Preceded by Mike Jacobs (R) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 80 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Meagan Hanson (R) |
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