Georgia Election Results: Brad Raffensperger, Chris Carr join other GOP members retaining posts

Republicans maintained their hold on Georgia's state government in Tuesday's midterm elections, winning all seven constitutional offices.

GOP lawmakers also fared well and retained their majorities in the Georgia General Assembly.

Republicans have dominated in state elections over the last five election cycles, holding all constitutional office posts since 2006 and majority control of both chambers of the Legislature since 2005.

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The down ballot races typically reflect the results of the state's top elected office, governor. Brian Kemp, a Republican, won reelection Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams.

Here are the results from Georgia's constitutional officer races.

Burt Jones wins lieutenant governor's race

Republican Burt Jones won the open seat, claiming 51.85% of the vote over Democrat Charlie Bailey, as of 11:15 p.m.

In the lieutenant governor's role, Jones will preside over the Georgia Senate and assume the governorship should the sitting governor become incapacitated, resign or be removed from office by impeachment.

Jones is a Georgia Senate veteran, having served the last 10 years in the chamber. He won despite his involvement as one of the "16 fake electors" gathered by Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer at the Georgia Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to cast votes for Donald Trump in the hopes that Vice President Mike Pence would throw out the legal electoral college votes for then President-elect Joe Biden.

Jones is from Jackson, located between Atlanta and Macon.

Brad Raffensperger wins secretary of state's post

Brad Raffensperger won reelection as Georgia's top elections official in Tuesday's midterms, claiming a victory over challenger Bee Nguyen. Raffensperger was up by more than 300,000 votes by 11:15 p.m.

Raffensperger, a Republican, gained national notoriety - and scorn in some quarters - for refusing to assist efforts by then-President Donald Trump to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results. His December 2020 tape recorded phone call with Trump, in which the then-president asked Raffensperger to "find votes" that would swing the results in his favor.

Raffensperger defeated a Trump-backed challenger, U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, in the May primary before outlasting Nguyen in the general election. Nguyen, a Georgia House member, was trying to become the first Asian-American Democratic woman to hold a statewide office.

Chris Carr wins attorney general's seat

Chris Carr won a second term as Georgia top law enforcement official in Tuesday's election. The Republican defeated Democrat Jen Jordan, garnering 52.55% of the votes by 11:15 p.m.

In the attorney general's role, Carr serves as the chief legal advisor to the governor and all state agencies, boards and commissions, prosecutes public corruption cases and represents the State of Georgia in civil cases before all courts and in all cases before the United States Supreme Court.

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Carr has held the attorney general's post since his appointment to the position in 2016. Prior to elected office, Carr served for six years as chief of staff to U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson and as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

Jordan has served in the Georgia Senate since 2017 and ran on a platform included establishing a voting rights division in the attorney general’s office and a vow not to defend the state's now-enacted six-week abortion ban against court challenges.

Harper is new Agriculture commissioner

Tyler Harper will lead the Georgia Department of Agriculture after winning the commissioner's post in Tuesday's election.

Harper, a Republican, earned 53.65% of the votes by 11:15 p.m., in a four-way race. Naikita Hemingway, a Democrat, was second with 44.23%.

Harper succeeds Gary Black, a three-term incumbent who did not run for reelection. Black challenged for a U.S. Senate seat, losing in the Republican primary to Herschel Walker.

King tops Insurance commissioner election

John King won Georgia's Insurance and Fire Safety commissioner post in Tuesday's midterm elections. King, a Republican, received 54.71% of the vote over Democrat Janice Laws Robinson.

The Insurance and Safety Fire commissioner licenses and regulates insurance companies, investigates potential insurance fraud and conducts fire inspections.

King was the incumbent although this was his first election. He was appointed to the post after 2018 election winner Jim Beck was removed from office following his conviction for wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud.

Thompson is new Labor commissioner

Bruce Thompson is Georgia's new Labor commissioner after winning a three-way race for the open seat in Tuesday's election.

Thompson, a Republican, won 52.42% of the vote. Boddie, a Democrat,  finished second with 45.06% of the votes by 11:30 p.m.

Thompson will succeed Mark Butler, a three-term incumbent who did not run for reelection. Butler's last term was marred by an onslaught of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Woods wins state school superintendent race

Richards Woods will lead the Georgia Department of Education after winning Tuesday's election.

Woods, the Republican incumbent since 2014, won 54.50% of the vote by 11:30 p.m., defeating Democratic challenger Alician Thomas Searcy.

The Georgia school superintendent oversees the state's K-12 public education system and institutes state Board of Education policies.

This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Georgia Election Results: Brad Raffensperger, Chris Carr re-elected