Recall campaigns in Georgia

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* 2022 mid-year analysis
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* 2021 mid-year analysis
* 2020 year-end analysis
* 2020 mid-year analysis
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* 2019 mid-year analysis
* 2018 year-end analysis
* 2018 mid-year analysis
* 2017 year-end analysis
* 2017 mid-year analysis
* 2016 year-end analysis
* 2016 mid-year analysis

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This page lists all of the recall elections in Georgia covered by Ballotpedia. If you are aware of a recall that should be included, please email us.

By year

By status

## 2025

* David Thompson recall, Walton County, Georgia (2025)
* Don Townsend recall, Dade County, Georgia (2025)
* Alfonzo Williams recall, Burke County, Georgia (2025)
* Mayor and town council recall, Bishop, Georgia (2025)
* Betty Jo Maxwell and Leah Carey recall, Bowman, Georgia (2025)
* Jamelle McKenzie recall, College Park, Georgia (2024-2025)

## 2024

* Jamelle McKenzie recall, College Park, Georgia (2024-2025)
* Athens-Clarke County recall, Georgia (2024)
* Betty Jo Maxwell and Leah Carey recall, Bowman, Georgia (2024)

## 2023

* Marcello Banes recall, Newton County, Georgia (2023)
* Richard Roundtree recall, Richmond County, Georgia (2023)
* Tonya Moody recall, Woodbury, Georgia (2023)
* Jan Dean and Christie Simpson recall, Bowersville, Georgia (2023)
* Don Jernigan recall, Jasper County, Georgia (2023)
* Mayor and city council recall, Lula, Georgia (2022-2023)

## 2022

* Mayor and city council recall, Lula, Georgia (2022-2023)
* Joshua Deriso recall, Cordele, Georgia (2022)
* Catherine Smith McKnight recall, Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia (2022)

## 2021

* Jason Lary recall, Stonecrest, Georgia (2021)

## 2020

* George Barnhill recall, Waycross Judicial Circuit District, Georgia (2020)

## 2019

* Mayor and city council recall, Hoschton, Georgia (2019)
* John Agnew recall, Chattooga County School District, Georgia (2019)

## 2018

* Mayor and city council recall, Walthourville, Georgia (2018)

## 2017

* Brian Kemp recall, Georgia Secretary of State (2017)
* Jeff Hobby recall, Worth County, Georgia (2017)
* Tommy Hunter recall, Gwinnett County Commission, Georgia (2017)

## 2016

* Dennis Trudeau recall, Grovetown, Georgia (2016)
* Dee Phillips recall, Holly Springs, Georgia (2016)
* Jarod Lovett recall, Monroe County Commission, Georgia (2016)
* City council recall, Camilla, Georgia (2016)
* Linda Eason-Harris recall, Meigs, Georgia (2016)

## 2015

* Linda Eason-Harris recall, Meigs, Georgia (2016)
* David Riley recall, Grantville, Georgia (2015)
* Mark Dixon recall, Pierce County Public Schools, Georgia (2015)

## 2014

* Donald Watson recall, Warwick, Georgia (2014)
* Yusuf Shabazz recall, Chatham County, Georgia (2014)
* Kelly Marlow recall, Cherokee County School District, Georgia (2014)
* Baker County Board of Education recall, Georgia (2014)
* Brad Raffensperger and Ivan Figueroa recall, Johns Creek, Georgia (2014)

## 2013

* Mike Cosby recall, Worth County, Georgia (2013)
* Fort Oglethorpe Mayor and City Council recall, Georgia (2013)
* Forest Park City Council and Mayor recall, Georgia (2013)

## 2012

* Bob Todd recall, Fayette County, Georgia (2012)
* Nancy Denson recall, Athens, Georgia (2012)
* Kelly Spratt recall, McIntosh County, Georgia (2012)

## 2011

* Craig Lutz recall, Hall County, Georgia (2011)

## 2010

* Gwinnett County Commissioners recall, Georgia (2010)
* Richard Morris recall, Quitman County, Georgia (2010)
* Henry Cook recall, Randolph County School District, Georgia (2010)
* Linda Sledge Johnson recall, Fairmount, Georgia, 2010
* Bill Chappell recall, Carroll County, Georgia, 2010

## 2009

* Pendergrass City Council recall, Georgia, 2009
* Robert Horgan recall, Fayette County, Georgia, 2009
* Evermore Community Improvement District recalls, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 2009

## 2008

* Joyce McKibben recall, Lithonia, Georgia (2008)
* Sandra Scott recall, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, 2008
* Michelle Strong recall, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, 2008

## 2007

* Robert Spangler recall (2007)

## 2005

* Phaedra Graham recall (2005)
* Paul Howard recall (2005)

## 1985

* Banks County Board of Commissioners recall, Georgia (1985)

## 1984

* Richmond County Commission recall, Georgia (1984)

## Underway

* David Thompson recall, Walton County, Georgia (2025)
* Don Townsend recall, Dade County, Georgia (2025)
* Alfonzo Williams recall, Burke County, Georgia (2025)

## Approved

* Betty Jo Maxwell and Leah Carey recall, Bowman, Georgia (2025)
* Banks County Board of Commissioners recall, Georgia (1985)
* Tonya Moody recall, Woodbury, Georgia (2023)
* Joyce McKibben recall, Lithonia, Georgia (2008)
* Linda Eason-Harris recall, Meigs, Georgia (2016)
* Evermore Community Improvement District recalls, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 2009

## Defeated

* Phaedra Graham recall (2005)

## Multiple outcomes

* George Barnhill recall, Waycross Judicial Circuit District, Georgia (2020)
* Evermore Community Improvement District recalls, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 2009

## Judicial

* Donald Watson recall, Warwick, Georgia (2014)
* Kelly Spratt recall, McIntosh County, Georgia (2012)
* Craig Lutz recall, Hall County, Georgia (2011)
* Robert Horgan recall, Fayette County, Georgia, 2009

## Resigned

* Mayor and city council recall, Hoschton, Georgia (2019)
* Mark Dixon recall, Pierce County Public Schools, Georgia (2015)
* Kelly Marlow recall, Cherokee County School District, Georgia (2014)

## Did not go to a vote

* Mayor and town council recall, Bishop, Georgia (2025)
* Richmond County Commission recall, Georgia (1984)
* Jamelle McKenzie recall, College Park, Georgia (2024-2025)
* Athens-Clarke County recall, Georgia (2024)
* Betty Jo Maxwell and Leah Carey recall, Bowman, Georgia (2024)
* Marcello Banes recall, Newton County, Georgia (2023)
* Richard Roundtree recall, Richmond County, Georgia (2023)
* Jan Dean and Christie Simpson recall, Bowersville, Georgia (2023)
* Don Jernigan recall, Jasper County, Georgia (2023)
* Mayor and city council recall, Lula, Georgia (2022-2023)
* Joshua Deriso recall, Cordele, Georgia (2022)
* Catherine Smith McKnight recall, Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia (2022)
* Jason Lary recall, Stonecrest, Georgia (2021)
* George Barnhill recall, Waycross Judicial Circuit District, Georgia (2020)
* John Agnew recall, Chattooga County School District, Georgia (2019)
* Mayor and city council recall, Walthourville, Georgia (2018)
* Brian Kemp recall, Georgia Secretary of State (2017)
* Jeff Hobby recall, Worth County, Georgia (2017)
* Tommy Hunter recall, Gwinnett County Commission, Georgia (2017)
* Dennis Trudeau recall, Grovetown, Georgia (2016)
* Dee Phillips recall, Holly Springs, Georgia (2016)
* Jarod Lovett recall, Monroe County Commission, Georgia (2016)
* City council recall, Camilla, Georgia (2016)
* David Riley recall, Grantville, Georgia (2015)
* Yusuf Shabazz recall, Chatham County, Georgia (2014)
* Gwinnett County Commissioners recall, Georgia (2010)
* Baker County Board of Education recall, Georgia (2014)
* Brad Raffensperger and Ivan Figueroa recall, Johns Creek, Georgia (2014)
* Mike Cosby recall, Worth County, Georgia (2013)
* Fort Oglethorpe Mayor and City Council recall, Georgia (2013)
* Forest Park City Council and Mayor recall, Georgia (2013)
* Bob Todd recall, Fayette County, Georgia (2012)
* Nancy Denson recall, Athens, Georgia (2012)
* Richard Morris recall, Quitman County, Georgia (2010)
* Henry Cook recall, Randolph County School District, Georgia (2010)
* Linda Sledge Johnson recall, Fairmount, Georgia, 2010
* Bill Chappell recall, Carroll County, Georgia, 2010
* Pendergrass City Council recall, Georgia, 2009
* Evermore Community Improvement District recalls, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 2009
* Sandra Scott recall, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, 2008
* Michelle Strong recall, Clayton County Public Schools, Georgia, 2008
* Paul Howard recall (2005)
* Robert Spangler recall (2007)

## See also[edit]

* Recall overview
* Political recall efforts
* Laws governing recall in Georgia
* Georgia elections, 2026

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