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The 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. It coincided with various other statewide elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Governor of Georgia. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, who was first elected in 2018 with 51.6% of the vote, declined to run for a second term after he openly contradicted claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.[1][2] A vocal critic of Donald Trump, he had been speculated as a potential presidential candidate in the 2024 election.[3][4]
Primary elections were held on May 24, with runoffs being held on June 21 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. State legislator Burt Jones won the Republican nomination and was one of two Trump-endorsed statewide candidates in Georgia to do so, along with Herschel Walker in his run for U.S. Senate.[5][6] Attorney Charlie Bailey won the Democratic primary in a runoff, and former party chair Ryan Graham was chosen as the Libertarian nominee.[7][8]
Jones was declared the winner on November 9 after all the votes were counted.[9] He was inaugurated on January 9, 2023.
- ^ Nadler, Ben (April 8, 2021). "Georgia Lt. Gov. unlikely to run again after taking on Trump". Associated Press. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ Geoff Duncan [@GeoffDuncanGA] (May 17, 2021). "Statement from Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan on decision to not seek re-election in 2022. #gapol" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Bluestein, Greg (March 21, 2022). "Geoff Duncan's 'GOP 2.0′ batters Trump with TV attacks ahead of Georgia rally". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Patricia; Mitchell, Tia; Bluestein, Greg (October 20, 2021). "The Jolt: Geoff Duncan for president?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Raymond, Jonathan (May 27, 2022). "Opponent concedes as Burt Jones secures GOP nomination for lieutenant governor". WXIA-TV. Atlanta. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Bluestein, Greg (August 17, 2022). "Trump-backed candidates are winning elsewhere. Why not Georgia?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Van Brimmer, Adam (June 22, 2022). "Georgia runoff election: Charlie Bailey, Bee Nguyen secure Democrat nominations for state offices". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Graham Announces As Libertarian Candidate For Lt. Governor In Georgia". The Georgia Virtue. February 21, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Republican Burt Jones wins Georgia lieutenant governor race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Flovilla, Georgia. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.