The 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. It coincided with various other statewide elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Governor of Georgia. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, who was first elected in 2018 with 51.6% of the vote, declined to run for a second term after he openly contradicted claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. A vocal critic of Donald Trump, he had been speculated as a potential presidential candidate in the 2024 election.
Primary elections were held on May 24, with runoffs being held on June 21 for instances in which no candidate received a majority of the initial vote. State legislator Burt Jones won the Republican nomination and was one of two Trump-endorsed statewide candidates in Georgia to do so, along with Herschel Walker in his run for U.S. Senate. Attorney Charlie Bailey won the Democratic primary in a runoff, and former party chair Ryan Graham was chosen as the Libertarian nominee.
Jones was declared the winner on November 9 after all the votes were counted. He was inaugurated on January 9, 2023.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Burt Jones, state senator
Eliminated in primary Mack McGregor, manufacturing supervisor Butch Miller, president pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate Jeanne Seaver, activist and candidate for in 2010
Declined Chris Clark, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Geoff Duncan, incumbent lieutenant governor P. K. Martin IV, former state senator
Endorsements
Polling Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BurtJones MackMcGregor ButchMiller JeanneSeaver Other UndecidedLandmark CommunicationsLandmark CommunicationsMay 22, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%44%5%23%6%–22%ARW Strategies (R)April 30 – May 1, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%31%3%15%4%–47%SurveyUSASurveyUSAApril 22–27, 2022559 (LV)± 4.8%14%8%15%4%–59%University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaApril 10–22, 2022886 (LV)± 3.3%27%6%14%2%–52%Guidant Polling & Strategy (R)Guidant Polling & Strategy (R)April 18–21, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%20%3%13%2%–62%Landmark CommunicationsLandmark CommunicationsApril 9–10, 2022660 (LV)± 3.8%29%4%12%2%–54%University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaMarch 20 – April 8, 2022~329 (LV)± 5.4%30%4%11%1%–54%InsiderAdvantage (R)February 28 – March 1, 2022750 (LV)± 3.6%32%–14%–4%51%
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Charlie Bailey, former Fulton County senior assistant district attorney and nominee for Georgia Attorney General in 2018
Eliminated in runoff Kwanza Hall, former U.S. Representative for and former Atlanta city councilor
Eliminated in initial primary Erick Allen, state representative Tyrone Brooks Jr., manager Tony Brown, U.S. Air Force veteran Jason Hayes, doctor Derrick Jackson, state representative Rashid Malik, entrepreneur Renitta Shannon, state representative
Did not file Ben Turner, entrepreneur, educator, and activist
Withdrawn Bryan Miller, grandson of former U.S. Senator Zell Miller
Declined Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Mayor of Atlanta Carolyn Bourdeaux, U.S. Representative from (ran for re-election) Sarah Riggs Amico, businesswoman, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 (endorsed Allen)
Endorsements
First round Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error ErickAllen CharlieBailey Tyrone TonyBrown KwanzaHall JasonHayes DerrickJackson RashidMalik RenittaShannon UndecidedSurveyUSAApril 22–27, 2022549 (LV)± 5.0%2%3%4%3%11%3%5%2%4%62%
Results
Runoff Results
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Ryan Graham, chair of the Libertarian Party of Georgia and candidate for Georgia Public Service Commission in 2018
General election Post-primary endorsements
Polling Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BurtJones (R) CharlieBailey (D) RyanGraham (L) Other UndecidedLandmark CommunicationsLandmark CommunicationsNovember 4–7, 20221,214 (LV)± 2.8%50%41%4%–6%InsiderAdvantage (R)InsiderAdvantage (R)November 6, 2022550 (LV)± 4.2%50%43%2%3%2%The Trafalgar Group (R)The Trafalgar Group (R)November 4–6, 20221,103 (LV)± 2.9%51%41%4%–4%InsiderAdvantage (R)October 16, 2022550 (LV)± 4.2%46%41%4%–10%Research Affiliates (D)Research Affiliates (D)July 26 – August 1, 2022420 (LV)± 4.8%43%43%––14%InsiderAdvantage (R)July 26–27, 2022750 (LV)± 3.6%43%37%4%–16%University of GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaJuly 14–22, 2022902 (LV)± 3.3%41%36%7%–16%
Results
By congressional district Jones won nine of 14 congressional districts. DistrictJonesBaileyRepresentative58%39%Buddy Carter47%51%Sanford Bishop66%32%Drew Ferguson21%77%Hank Johnson17%81%Nikema Williams60%37%Lucy McBath (117th Congress)Rich McCormick (118th Congress)38%59%Carolyn Bourdeaux (117th Congress)Lucy McBath (118th Congress)67%32%Austin Scott71%27%Andrew Clyde63%35%Jody Hice (117th Congress)Mike Collins (118th Congress)59%38%Barry Loudermilk58%40%Rick Allen18%80%David Scott69%29%Marjorie Taylor Greene
See also 2022 Georgia state elections
Notes
Partisan sponsors
References
External links Official campaign sites
Ryan Graham (L) for Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R) for Lieutenant Governor