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Georgia State Senate • 2012 Georgia House Elections
Elections for the office of Georgia State Senate were held in Georgia on November 6, 2012. A total of 56 seats were up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was May 25, 2012. The primary Election Day was July 31, 2012. The primary runoff took place on August 21, 2012.

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

## Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Georgia State Senate:

Georgia State Senate

Party  |  As of November 5, 2012  |  After the 2012 Election
|  Democratic Party |  20  |  18
|  Republican Party |  36 |  38
Total |  56 |  56

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

A total of two incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Greg Goggans |  Republican | Senate District 7
George Hooks |  Democratic | Senate District 14

## Campaign contributions[edit]

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Georgia in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]

Year  |  Number of candidates  |  Total contributions

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2010  |  110  |  $8,052,144
2008  |  96  |  $6,636,658
2006  |  96  |  $9,986,678
2004  |  154  |  $14,444,473
2002  |  119  |  $11,060,487

In 2010, the total amount of contributions raised in senate campaigns was $8,052,144. The top 10 donors were:[2]

Donor  |  Amount

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Sibold, James  |  $156,212
Miller, Butch  |  $120,000
Albers, John  |  $103,701
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association |  $88,350
Georgia Dental Association  |  $65,950
Georgia Association of Realtors |  $64,550
Blank (Uncoded)  |  $50,514
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia  |  $49,550
Independend Insurance Agents of Georgia  |  $48,350
Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals  |  $46,000

Map of Georgia Senate Districts with less than 10% party registration differential before and after the 2010 redistricting. A total of 5 legislative districts meet the criteria before and after 2010.

## Impact of redistricting[edit]

See also: Redistricting in Georgia

The Georgia General Assembly is responsible for redistricting in the state, with the Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee taking charge of the redistricting process in the House and Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee responsible for redistricting in the Senate. Georgia must submit its plans to the federal government for Voting Rights Act approval.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Georgia's population increased from 8.19 million in 2000 to 9.69 million in 2010. Most of the population in 2010 was in the northern portion of the state, centered around the Atlanta metropolitan area.[3] The population represented by each Georgia State Senator rose to 173,000, and each House member now represents 53,800.[4]

Both chambers of the General Assembly passed their own respective maps on August 18, 2012, and concurred with each other's on August 23. Governor Nathan Deal signed the maps into law on August 24, and -- under the Voting Rights Act \-- the U.S. Department of Justice pre-cleared them on December 23. It was the first time in state history that congressional and legislative maps had been pre-cleared on the first pass. The maps were criticized upon passage by Democrats as designed to give super-majorities to the Republicans that controlled the process. Democrats said that the maps in both houses were drawn at the expense of minorities; they cited Districts 6, 14, 23, and 25 as examples of minority population dropping to inordinate levels.[5]

In Georgia, there are five state senate districts where the partisan registration of Democratic and Republican voters is less than 10 percentage points apart. These districts would be considered "competitive" when looked at strictly with respect to vote party affiliation. The five districts in Georgia are District 5, 7, 13, 20 and 23.

## Qualifications[edit]

Paragraph 3 of Section 2 of Article 3 of the Georgia Constitution states, "At the time of their election, the members of the Senate shall be citizens of the United States, shall be at least 25 years of age, shall have been citizens of this state for at least two years, and shall have been legal residents of the territory embraced within the district from which elected for at least one year."

#### Department of Justice sues over voting deadlines[edit]

On June 29, 2012, the Department of Justice filed a suit in federal court against the state of Georgia, alleging that service members, their family members and overseas civilian voters wouldn't have time to vote by absentee ballot in runoff elections, if they were required.[6] According to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (dead link) (UOCAVA), states must transmit all validly requested ballots to UOCAVA voters at least 45 days before an election, unless a hardship exemption is obtained, for which Georgia failed to file.[6] However, this conflicts with the timeline for runoff elections, in which the primary runoff, by law, must be held 21 days after the regular or special primary election, and if a runoff is required after the Nov. 6 general election, it will be held 28 days later, on Dec. 4, which also wouldn’t provide the required 45 days.[6]

As part of the lawsuit, the Department of Justice asked Georgia to "extend the ballot receipt deadline to Aug. 31 for these voters, to send ballots by express delivery as soon as possible before the Aug. 21 runoff election, and inform UOCAVA voters no later than July 7 of their right to request a state write-in absentee ballot or their official absentee ballot for any runoff election by downloading it from the Internet, by email, or by fax."[6]

## List of candidates[edit]

### District 1[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Earl "Buddy" Carter: 10,631 a Incumbent Carter first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Earl "Buddy" Carter: 51,329

### District 2[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Lester Jackson: 12,101 a Incumbent Jackson first assumed office in 2009.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Lester Jackson: 51,329

### District 3[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* William Ligon: 19,854 a Incumbent Ligon first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

William Ligon: 50,088

### District 4[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Jack Hill: 14,619 a Incumbent Hill first assumed office in 1991.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jack Hill: 48,118

### District 5[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Curt Thompson: 2,977 a Incumbent Thompson first assumed office in 2005.

July 31 GOP primary:

Note: Garry Guan withdrew from the race in July of 2012.[7] His name appeared on the official list of general election candidates.

November 6 General election candidates:

Curt Thompson: 31,256

Note: Guan's name appeared on the official list of candidates, but did not appear on the ballot.

### District 6[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Doug Stoner: 5,694 a Incumbent Stoner first assumed office in 2005.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Josh Belinfante: 4,909
* Drew Ellenburg: 3,201
* Hunter Hill: 8,987 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Doug Stoner: 33,607
Hunter Hill: 37,628

### District 7[edit]

Note: Incumbent Greg Goggans (R) did not run for re-election.

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Gene Mitchell: 4,544 a

July 31 GOP primary:

* Tyler Harper: 14,862 a
* Mark Hatfield: 6,875
* Rodney Vickers: 1,852

November 6 General election candidates:

Gene Mitchell: 15,961
Tyler Harper: 40,111

### District 8[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Bikram Mohanty: 5,361 a

July 31 GOP primary:

* Tim Golden: 13,175 a Incumbent Golden first assumed office in 1999.

November 6 General election candidates:

Bikram Mohanty: 22,320
Tim Golden: 36,479

### District 9[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Scott Drake: 4,124 a

July 31 GOP primary:

* Travis Bowden: 3,951
* Steve Ramey: 4,404
* Don Balfour: 14,083 a Incumbent Balfour first assumed office in 1993.

November 6 General election candidates:

Scott Drake: 28,713
Don Balfour: 46,464

### District 10[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Emanuel Jones: 17,929 a Incumbent Jones first assumed office in 2005.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Emanuel Jones: 69,386

### District 11[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* John Bulloch: 10,117 a Incumbent Bulloch first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Bulloch: 46,900

Note: John Bulloch represented the 11th District from 2003 until his resignation on December 6, 2012. Bulloch had been re-elected just a month prior. The seat is currently vacant.[8]

### District 12[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Freddie Sims: 18,844 a Incumbent Sims first assumed office in 2009.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Freddie Sims: 53,093

### District 13[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* John Crosby: 17,916 a Incumbent Crosby first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Crosby: 45,848

### District 14[edit]

Note: Incumbent George Hooks did not run for re-election.

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Barry Loudermilk: 20,458 a Incumbent Loudermilk first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Barry Loudermilk: 54,871

### District 15[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Ed Harbison: 13,449 a Incumbent Harbison first assumed office in 1993.
* Reginald Pugh: 4,874

July 31 GOP primary:

* David Brown: 2,678 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Ed Harbison: 40,245
David Brown: 13,637

### District 16[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Ronnie Chance: 23,877 a Incumbent Chance first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Ronnie Chance: 62,365

### District 17[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Nelva Lee: 5,308 a

July 31 GOP primary:

* Rick Jeffares: 18,691 a Incumbent Jeffares first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Nelva Lee: 27,929
Rick Jeffares: 47,069

### District 18[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Spencer Price: 10,324
* Cecil Staton: 10,527 a \- Incumbent Staton first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Cecil Staton: 57,470

### District 19[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Tommie Williams: 14,148 a Incumbent Williams first assumed office in 1999.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tommie Williams: 41,457

### District 20[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Ross Tolleson: 13,969 a Incumbent Tolleson first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Ross Tolleson: 54,196

### District 21[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Brandon Beach: 12,269[9]
* Chip Rogers: 17,659 a Incumbent Rogers first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Chip Rogers: 66,429

Note: Chip Rogers resigned on December 5, 2012 in order to take a job with Georgia Public Broadcasting.[10]

### District 22[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Hardie Davis: 17,310 a Incumbent Davis first assumed office in 2010.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Hardie Davis: 54,024

### District 23[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Robert Ingham: 12,891 a

July 31 GOP primary:

* Jesse Stone: 10,037 a Incumbent Stone first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Robert Ingham: 26,922
Jesse Stone: 39,516

### District 24[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* William Jackson: 21,916 a Incumbent Jackson first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

William Jackson: 61,439

### District 25[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Darrell Black: 5,981 a

July 31 GOP primary:

* Johnny Grant: 11,216 - Incumbent Grant first assumed office in 2005.
* Burt Jones: 12,487 a

Note:Robert Kent did not appear on the final candidate list.

November 6 General election candidates:

Darrell Black: 25,542
Burt Jones: 44,825

### District 26[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* David E. Lucas, Sr.: 12,589 a (advanced to runoff)
* Irvin Martinez: 1,327
* Miriam Paris: 11,655 a (advanced to runoff) Incumbent Paris first assumed office in 2011.

August 21 Democratic primary runoff:

* David E. Lucas, Sr.[11]a
* Miriam Paris

July 31 GOP primary:

* Bobby Gale: 3,645 a

November 6 General election candidates:

David E. Lucas: 42,670
Bobby Gale: 19,809

### District 27[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Steve Voshall: 13,177
* Jack Murphy: 13,290 a Incumbent Murphy first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jack Murphy: 69,154

### District 28[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Mike Crane: 19,989 a Incumbent Crane first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mike Crane: 60,129

### District 29[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Joshua McKoon: 15,157 a Incumbent McKoon first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Joshua McKoon: 56,560

### District 30[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Bill Hamrick: 17,437 a Incumbent Hamrick first assumed office in 2000.

November 6 General election candidates: Note: Incumbent Bill Hamrick resigned from his seat after the primary election in order to serve as a Superior Court Judge. A special Republican primary election was held on November 6, 2012 for District 30.

November 6 Special Republican Primary election

Mike Dugan 13,862
Bill Hembree: 27,591
Jim Naughton: 7,055
Glenn Richardson: 8,487

December 4 Special Republican Primary runoff election

Mike Dugan
Bill Hembree

January 8 Special election candidates

Mike Dugan
James Camp

### District 31[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Bill Carruth: 9,158 a (advanced to runoff)
* J.K. Rogers: 3,028
* Bill Heath: 10,071 a (advanced to runoff) Incumbent Heath first assumed office in 2005.

August 21 Republican primary runoff:

* Bill Carruth
* Bill Heath[12]a

November 6 General election candidates:

Bill Heath: 51,950

### District 32[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Judson Hill: 26,114 a Incumbent Hill first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Judson Hill: 73,560

### District 33[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Steve Thompson: 6,773 a Incumbent Thompson first assumed office in 1991.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Steve Thompson: 50,384

### District 34[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Valencia Seay: 13,575 a Incumbent Seay first assumed office in 2003.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

Independent candidates:

* Sherry Mallory

Note: Mallory did not appear on the official list of general election candidates.

November 6 General election candidates:

Valencia Seay: 54,012

### District 35[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Donzella James: 10,293 a Incumbent James first assumed office in 2009.
* Detrius Hill Jones: 1,661
* Cory J. Lynch: 1,811

July 31 GOP primary:

Note: Benjamin Brooks was disqualified on the morning of the primary for not meeting residency requirements.[13]

November 6 General election candidates:

Donzella James: 59,430

### District 36[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Nan Orrock: 13,960 a Incumbent Orrock first assumed office in 2007.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Nan Orrock: 56,998

### District 37[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Lindsey Tippins: 19,921 a Incumbent Tippins first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Lindsey Tippins: 64,107

### District 38[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Reginald Crossley: 4,445
* Horacena Tate: 15,029 a Incumbent Tate first assumed office in 1999.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Horacena Tate: 61,738

### District 39[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Vincent Fort: 16,508 a Incumbent Fort first assumed office in 1997.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Vincent Fort: 60,843

### District 40[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Fran Millar: 15,576 a Incumbent Millar first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Fran Millar: 51,614

### District 41[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Steve Henson: 10,372 a Incumbent Henson first assumed office in 2003.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Steve Henson: 49,740

### District 42[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Jason Carter: 17,186 a Incumbent Carter first assumed office in 2010.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Kenneth Brett Quarterman: 5,763 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jason Carter: 52,643
Kenneth Brett Quarterman: 18,505

### District 43[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Ronald Ramsey: 13,638 a Incumbent Ramsey first assumed office in 2007.

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Ronald Ramsey: 59,411

### District 44[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Gail Buckner: 10,454(Advance to runoff)
* Marcus E. Davis: 2,285
* Gail Davenport: 11,979 - Incumbent Davenport first assumed office in 2011.(Advance to runoff)

August 21 Democratic primary runoff:

* Gail Buckner
* Gail Davenport[12]a

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Gail Davenport: 65,135

### District 45[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Renee Unterman: 15,273 a Incumbent Unterman first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Renee Unterman: 56,285

### District 46[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Bill Cowsert: 21,414 a Incumbent Cowsert first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Bill Cowsert: 53,998

### District 47[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Tim Riley: 3,217 a

July 31 GOP primary:

* Daniel "Danny" Yearwood: 6,414
* Frank Ginn: 13,680 a Incumbent Ginn first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tim Riley: 20,073
Frank Ginn: 41,549

### District 48[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* David Shafer: 10,101 a Incumbent Shafer first assumed office in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

David Shafer: 45,004

### District 49[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Butch Miller: 21,530 a Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

Butch Miller: 50,628

### District 50[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* John Wilkinson: 25,824 a Incumbent Wilkinson first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Wilkinson: 52,667

### District 51[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Steve Gooch: 26,493 a Incumbent Gooch first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Steve Gooch: 60,498

### District 52[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Hayden Collins: 2,867
* S. David Doss: 5,520
* Chuck Hufstetler: 10,156 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Chuck Hufstetler: 46,825

### District 53[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Jeff Mullis: 18,734 a Incumbent Mullis first assumed office in 2001.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jeff Mullis: 48,535

### District 54[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* No candidates filed.

July 31 GOP primary:

* Charlie Bethel: 15,538 a Incumbent Bethel first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Charlie Bethel: 39,819

### District 55[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Gloria Butler: 13,344 a Incumbent Butler first assumed office in 1999.
* Mark Williams: 3,573

July 31 GOP primary:

* No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Gloria Butler: 65,796

### District 56[edit]

July 31 Democratic primary:

* Akhtar Sadiq: 3,739 a

July 31 GOP primary:

* John Albers: 13,581 a Incumbent Albers first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Akhtar Sadiq: 23,438
John Albers: 48,145

## See also[edit]

* Georgia State Senate
* Georgia State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2012

## External links[edit]

* Georgia Secretary of State - Official Primary Results
* Georgia Secretary of State - List of 2012 General Election Candidates
* Georgia Secretary of State - Official General Election Results

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Follow the Money, Georgia
2. ↑ Follow the Money: "Georgia Senate 2010 Campaign Contributions"
3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2010 Census: Georgia Profile," accessed September 7, 2012
4. ↑ Savannah Morning News, "Census figures put Chatham, south Georgia lawmakers in a squeeze," March 20, 2011
5. ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Lawmakers approve new political boundaries," August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2012
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Marine Corps Times, "Justice sues Georgia over voting deadlines" accessed July 24, 2012
7. ↑ Secretary of State News, "Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp Releases Final Decisions on Multiple Candidate Challenges," July 23, 2012
8. ↑ Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Senator from southwest Georgia to step down," December 6, 2012
9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `list`
10. ↑ Cherokee Ledger News, "Chip Rogers resigns from Senate to work for public broadcasting," December 5, 2012
11. ↑ News Central GA "Miriam Paris Concedes District 26 Race to David Lucas" accessed August 22, 2012
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 AP Results, "State Senate Runoff Election Results" accessed August 21, 2012
13. ↑ WAOK, "State Senate Candidate Disqualified From Primary," July 31, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012

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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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