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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2017
* 2 Recent news
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

Leo Smith was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 6 of the Georgia State Senate.

## Elections[edit]

### 2017[edit]

See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2017

A special election for the position of Georgia State Senate District 6 was called for November 7, 2017. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, a special runoff election between the top-two candidates was held on December 5, 2017. It featured two Democrats: Jaha Howard and Jen Jordan. Because there was no Republican in the runoff, this seat flipped from Republican to Democratic control. Although two Democratic candidates advanced in the November 7 election, the five Republican candidates in the election received a higher share of the overall vote than the three Democrats, winning 50.7 percent. Jen Jordan (D) won the runoff election with 64 percent of the vote and flipped the seat for Democrats.[1]

The candidate filing deadline was September 15.[2] The Democratic candidates who successfully qualified were Howard, Jordan, and Taos Wynn. Howard challenged Hill in the 2016 election. He lost by 3.8 points. The Republican candidates who successfully qualified were Charlie Fiveash, Kathy Eichenblatt, Leah Aldridge, Leo Smith, and Matt Bentley.

The seat became vacant following Hunter Hill's (R) resignation in September 2017 to focus on his run for governor.

Georgia State Senate, District 6, Runoff Election, 2017

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Jen Jordan | 63.9% | 10,688
| Democratic  |  Jaha Howard  | 36.1% | 6,028
Total Votes | 16,716
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Georgia State Senate, District 6, Special Election, 2017

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Jen Jordan (advanced to runoff) | 24.4% | 5,868
| Democratic  | Jaha Howard (advanced to runoff) | 22.5% | 5,408
| Republican  |  Leah Aldridge | 18.4% | 4,431
| Republican  |  Charlie Fiveash | 16.8% | 4,026
| Republican  |  Matt Bentley | 11.2% | 2,695
| Republican  |  Kathy Eichenblatt | 3% | 728
| Democratic  |  Taos Wynn | 2.3% | 562
| Republican  |  Leo Smith | 1.2% | 299
Total Votes | 24,017
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

## Recent news[edit]

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## See also[edit]

* Georgia State Senate
* Georgia State Senate District 6
* Georgia state legislative special elections, 2017
* Georgia State Legislature

## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Unofficial Results," accessed December 5, 2017
2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Calls for Special Elections," accessed September 8, 2017

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Current members of the Georgia State Senate

Leadership

Senators

District 1

Ben Watson (R)

District 2

Lester Jackson (D)

District 3

Sheila McNeill (R)

District 4

Billy Hickman (R)

District 5

Sheikh Rahman (D)

District 6

Jen Jordan (D)

District 7

Tyler Harper (R)

District 8

Russ Goodman (R)

District 9

Nikki Merritt (D)

District 10

Emanuel Jones (D)

District 11

Dean Burke (R)

District 12

Freddie Sims (D)

District 13

Carden Summers (R)

District 14

Bruce Thompson (R)

District 15

Ed Harbison (D)

District 16

Marty Harbin (R)

District 17

Brian Strickland (R)

District 18

John Kennedy (R)

District 19

Blake Tillery (R)

District 20

Larry Walker (R)

District 21

Brandon Beach (R)

District 22

Harold Jones (D)

District 23

Max Burns (R)

District 24

Lee Anderson (R)

District 25

Burt Jones (R)

District 26

David Lucas (D)

District 27

Greg Dolezal (R)

District 28

Matt Brass (R)

District 29

Randy Robertson (R)

District 30

Mike Dugan (R)

District 31

Jason Anavitarte (R)

District 32

Kay Kirkpatrick (R)

District 33

Michael Rhett (D)

District 34

Valencia Seay (D)

District 35

Donzella James (D)

District 36

Nan Orrock (D)

District 37

Lindsey Tippins (R)

District 38

Horacena Tate (D)

District 39

Sonya Halpern (D)

District 40

Sally Harrell (D)

District 41

Kim Jackson (D)

District 42

Elena Parent (D)

District 43

Tonya Anderson (D)

District 44

Gail Davenport (D)

District 45

Clint Dixon (R)

District 46

Bill Cowsert (R)

District 47

Frank Ginn (R)

District 48

Michelle Au (D)

District 49

Butch Miller (R)

District 50

Bo Hatchett (R)

District 51

Steve Gooch (R)

District 52

Chuck Hufstetler (R)

District 53

Jeff Mullis (R)

District 54

Chuck Payne (R)

District 55

Gloria Butler (D)

District 56

John Albers (R)

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