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Steven Strickland (Republican Party) ran for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 119. Strickland lost in the Republican primary on May 22, 2018.
Strickland was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 119 of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Marcus Wiedower defeated incumbent Jonathan Wallace in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
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Marcus Wiedower (R) |
52.8
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13,336 |
|
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Jonathan Wallace (D) |
47.2
|
11,929 | |
| Total votes: 25,265 | ||||
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Incumbent Jonathan Wallace advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
|
Jonathan Wallace |
100.0
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3,655 |
| Total votes: 3,655 | ||||
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Marcus Wiedower defeated Steven Strickland in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 119 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
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Marcus Wiedower |
61.6
|
2,985 |
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Steven Strickland |
38.4
|
1,863 | |
| Total votes: 4,848 | ||||
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A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 119 was called for November 7, 2017. The candidate filing deadline was September 15.[1] The candidates who successfully qualified were Democrat Jonathan Wallace and Republicans Lawton Lord, Marcus A. Wiedower, and Steven Strickland. Wallace won the special election on November 7, flipping the seat from Republican to Democratic control.
The seat became vacant following Chuck Williams' (R) appointment as director of the Georgia Forestry Commission in August 2017.
| Georgia House of Representatives, District 119, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 56.7% | 4,486 | ||
| Republican | Lawton Lord | 19.9% | 1,573 | |
| Republican | Marcus A. Wiedower | 17.3% | 1,368 | |
| Republican | Steven Strickland | 6.1% | 484 | |
| Total Votes | 7,911 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
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