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Toney Collins
Toney Collins was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 43 of the Georgia State Senate.
Collins served in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 95th District from 2009 to 2011.
Biography
Collins has worked as an engineer/technical consultant for Hewlett Packard, Intel, and Texas Instruments.
He is a faith-based outreach chair for the Martin Luther King Junior Advisory Board and a member of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 59
Phil Olaleye won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 59 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Olaleye (D)  | 100.0 | 18,983 |
| Total votes: 18,983 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 59
Phil Olaleye defeated Toney Collins in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 59 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Olaleye | 53.8 | 3,765 |
 | Toney Collins | 46.2 | 3,228 | |
| Total votes: 6,993 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- T.J. Copeland (D)
2016
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Georgia State Senate 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.
Tonya Anderson defeated incumbent Janice Frey Van Ness in the Georgia State Senate District 43 general election.[2][3]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tonya Anderson |
70.43% | 50,436 | |
| Republican | Janice Frey Van Ness Incumbent | 29.57% | 21,175 | |
| Total Votes | 71,611 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Tonya Anderson and Dee Dawkins-Haigler defeated Toney Collins in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson |
46.04% | 5,871 | |
| Democratic | Dee Dawkins-Haigler |
34.44% | 4,391 | |
| Democratic | Toney Collins | 19.52% | 2,489 | |
| Total Votes | 12,751 | |||
Tonya Anderson defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Democratic Primary Runoff.[6]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tonya Anderson |
50.05% | 4,270 | |
| Democratic | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 49.95% | 4,262 | |
| Total Votes | 8,532 | |||
Incumbent Janice Frey Van Ness ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 43 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Georgia State Senate, District 43 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Janice Frey Van Ness Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
Collins ran in the 2012 election for Georgia House of Representatives District 113. Collins lost to Sharon Sawyer and incumbent Pam Dickerson in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. No candidates filed to run in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Pam Dickerson Incumbent |
42.1% | 1,959 |
| Sharon Sawyer |
32.5% | 1,512 |
| Toney Collins | 25.5% | 1,185 |
| Total Votes | 4,656 | |
2010
Collins ran for re-election to the 95th District seat in 2010. He came in first in the July 20 primary, but lost in a primary runoff to Pam Dickerson by a margin of 660-572. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.
2008
In 2008, Collins was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives District 95. Collins (D) finished with 18,527 votes while his opponent Erick Hunt (R) finished with 11,442 votes.[10] Collins raised $3,500 for his campaign fund.[11]
| Georgia House of Representatives District 95 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Toney Collins (D)
|
18,527 | |||
| Erick Hunt (R) | 11,442 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Toney Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Tony Collins' Biography," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, Unofficial Primary Election Results, accessed July 31, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Primary/General Nonpartisan/Special Election July 31, 2012," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Campaign funds
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Georgia House of Representatives District 95 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Pam Dickerson (D) |
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